New Icon

[james2doyle]

I made a vector version of the vim logo a while back. I proposed to MacVim that they use it but they didn't seem interested. I since it was vector, it is easy to modify. So I made a blue version. I have been using it for VimR since I first downloaded it.

Here is the .icns file incase you want to use it.

Thanks for the app. It is very cool!

[dnerdy]

Here's an icon I put together for VimR. I'm adding to the conversation as both an option and fodder for additional ideas.

If anyone else has any additional icon ideas... please do share :)

[james2doyle]

I also found this sweet icon from a MacVim commit that no one seemed to care about https://github.com/kaishin/macvim/commit/fedcb4579b68439dba85b9d7fa4b076faac7ebad

[qvacua]

I prefer a different icon than the standard Vim icon, since VimR is not (Mac)Vim. I really like the suggestion of @dnerdy. It's simple (I like simple and elegant), but still shows that some great things (hopefully :) are coming with it.

I like the Adium approach to the App icon: make it easily customizable. Let me create an issue which extends the plugin architecture to include custom Dock icon à la Adium, cf #76.

[gglanzani]

@qvacua I like this one https://dribbble.com/shots/337065-MacVim-Icon-Updated

Edit: which is not currently used by MacVim

[james2doyle]

That one is really cool too

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@qvacua https://github.com/qvacua I like this one
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[kopischke]

+1 for the icon linked by @gglanzani – I’ve manually set that for my MacVim copy. As Björn Winkler won’t use it (he stated a while ago prefers to keep full Vim compatibility, 70s design sensibilities be damned) it would make a nice fit for VimR.

[james2doyle]

The only thing I would suggest is tweaking the colours. You wouldn't want
them to be the exact same right?

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+1 for the icon linked by @gglanzani https://github.com/gglanzani –
I’ve manually set that for my MacVim copy. As Björn Winkler won’t use it
(he stated a while ago prefers to keep full Vim compatibility, 70s design
sensibilities be damned) it would make a nice fit for VimR.

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[qvacua]

The icon linked by @gglanzani is also really nice.

[jordwalke]

I think this Sublime icon is excellent. I love the flat-ish look:
https://github.com/thinkpixellab/flatland/blob/master/Sublime%20Text%202.icns

[qvacua]

I really like the icon of Andrew (linked by @gglanzani). I contacted Andrew and he gave his permission to use it for VimR. He's also agreed to modify and fine-tune the icon for a more Yosemitean look. When I get some free time, I'll release a new version with the current version of Andrew's icon.

Thank you all for the other suggestions and you guys will be able to use them all by #76. 😄

[dnerdy]

Yes, thank you everyone for your suggestions and feedback. This is a great icon. Also, thanks @james2doyle for getting the conversation started.

[james2doyle]

Now we can alert the media when the new icon drops

[qvacua]

So, the new version is out in the wild: please spread the "good news" 😄