[Pythonmac-SIG] Fwd: MacPython icon mockup

[Jacob Rus]

Christopher Barker wrote:
 > They look great, but what the heck is "DATA"?

It was has's [idea][1] for what a .pyo/.pyc icons should look like, 
similar to how script editor allows saving of plain text .applescript 
files with an icon labeled "TEXT".

[1]: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/2006-April/016912.html

Here are my thoughts on the rest of his post:

 > IDLE.app application - a text-based script editor for
 > Python. I'd suggest something similar to Script
 > Editor.app, except using the Python logo and a different
 > style of pen (e.g. technical drawing pen/pencil) of
 > course.

Does someone have an example picture of a technical drawing pencil/pen 
that I could copy?

 > .py/.pyw files - Python source code document, editable
 > and executable; the 'normal' file format used by Python
 > scripters. I'd suggest something similar to AppleScript
 > .scpt files, except using the Python logo
 >
 > .pyc/.pyo files - Python binary code document,
 > executable but non-editable (should be similar to
 > .py/.pyw icon, exept indicating binary content); these
 > are mostly auto-generated by Python for efficiency. I'd
 > suggest a variation of the .py icon that indicated
 > binary content, e.g. a light backdrop of rows of random
 > 1s and 0s, or a word like '011010', 'byte' or 'data' in
 > its lower half.

Ok, this is what I tried to do with those examples.  Do people like them 
as is, or are there other ideas?

 > BuildApplet.app application - a drag-n-drop converter
 > that turns Python code files into standalone
 > double-clickable applications. A DropStuff.app-style
 > grinder (which is what the old icon uses) is certainly
 > one option.

Does anyone have an OS X icon suitable grinder image?  Alternately, 
something like the [help indexer][2] icon may work.  I agree we want the 
idea of scripts going in and applications coming out.  That probably 
means whatever we use for the applet icon should be coming out the other 
side.  Thoughts?

[2]: /Developer/Applications/Utilities/Help Indexer.app

 > applet applications - applets created by Build
 > Applet.app should be given a generic 'Python-based
 > applet' icon by default. Probably use something similar
 > to the AppleScript applets created by Script Editor.app.

Hmm.  I'm not sure whether python logo sitting on a white square will 
really do it.  I can try to mock that up though.  Are there any other 
ideas out there?

 > PythonLauncher.app application - a drag-n-drop script
 > runner. Possibly use something similar to the Applet
 > Launcher.app for Java.

Grey rocket ship with python logo on the front?  This might work, but 
also might look kind of lame, like the java Applet Launcher icon does. 
Then again, I don't have any great ideas for better ways to do this.

Also, does anyone have anyone have any suggestions for the glassy python 
logo before I go ahead and make a bunch more icons based on it?

-Jacob