<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>The book "<a href="http://www.manning.com/sande/">Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners</a>", which uses Python as the teaching language, has been in the top 3 of publisher Manning Publications "<a href="http://www.manning.com/index.html#bestsell">Bestsellers - US Retail</a>" list for the past few weeks. Last week it was their #1 book.<br><br>It has also been doing well <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Computer-Programming-Beginners/dp/1933988495/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245454976&sr=8-1">on Amazon</a>, where it is #1 in the "Web for Kids" category. (They don't have a "programming for kids" category, so that's where they put it, even though it's not really about the web.)<br><br>It has also had several good <a
href="http://cp4k.blogspot.com/2009/04/reviews.html">reviews</a>, as well as the positive comments on Amazon.<br><br>It's nice to see a Python book doing so well and promoting Python as the best teaching language around.<br><br><br>hwg<br><br><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Goodger <goodger@python.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Aahz <aahz@pythoncraft.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> advocacy@python.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:18:55 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [python-advocacy] Vector logo?<br></font><br>
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 15:34, Aahz<<a ymailto="mailto:aahz@pythoncraft.com" href="mailto:aahz@pythoncraft.com">aahz@pythoncraft.com</a>> wrote:<br>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009, David Goodger wrote:<br>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 13:35, Aahz<<a ymailto="mailto:aahz@pythoncraft.com" href="mailto:aahz@pythoncraft.com">aahz@pythoncraft.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>> Is there a native vector version of the Python logo? ?I know that<br><span>>>> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.python.org/community/logos/">http://www.python.org/community/logos/</a></span><br>>>> says the PNG should be openable as a vector file in Adobe Fireworks, but<br>>>> I don't have access to Fireworks, and I'm not particularly familiar with<br>>>> image formats.<br>>><br>>> SVG is a vector format (SVG == Scalable Vector Graphics). The Python<br>>> logo is supplied as an SVG file on that
page.<br>><br>> Gotcha, it was a bit confusing because the PNG is specified as the master<br>> file.<br><br>Yes, Adobe Fireworks saves a PNG which also contains the vector info,<br>in a hybrid format of some kind. So the "master" PNG works as a<br>regular PNG if you don't have Fireworks.<br><br>But nobody has fireworks, so the best thing would be to move that file<br>down in the list. I'll take care of it.<br><br>-- <br><span>David Goodger <<a target="_blank" href="http://python.net/%7Egoodger">http://python.net/~goodger</a>></span><br>_______________________________________________<br>Advocacy mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Advocacy@python.org" href="mailto:Advocacy@python.org">Advocacy@python.org</a><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy</a></span><br></div></div></div><br>
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