Suggested icon

[Robert Kirchner]

> > If I might in some small way contribute to Octave, it seems the project needs an icon.  How about an infinity symbol, which suggests the 8 of "octave", and mathematics generally, and further implies unlimited possibilities?    Feel free to use the attached image which I composed.

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> From: Paul Kienzle <address@hidden>
> Date: May 9, 2004 9:47:36 PM MDT
> To: Robert Kirchner <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: another question
>
>
> On May 8, 2004, at 1:59 AM, Robert Kirchner wrote:
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> > Also, if I might in some small way contribute to Octave, it seems the project needs an icon.  I played around with the 3D sine image from the Octave web page, but it's not distinctive enough when shrunk down.   How about an infinity symbol, which suggests the 8 of "octave", and mathematics generally, and further implies unlimited possibilities?    Feel free to use the attached image which I composed.
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> Could you send this to address@hidden   If some consensus can be reached regarding icons, then we can use the same one for os x, windows, gnome and kde.   Right now windows uses an O wrapped around an omega with dots in each corner.   I don't care much either way.
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> Thanks,
>
> Paul Kienzle
> address@hidden
Cheers,

Dr. Robert Kirchner, Linguistics Dept.
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