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I love working with Nisus Writer. Ever since OS X arrived, I longed for an alternative word processor that could free me from having to use Word. I started working with Okito Composer, and followed it over to Nisus. My only request is a small one ... a new and re-designed application icon for the Dock.

Thank you,

Gerry

are you talking the guy with the pen

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that is whacked, I think the guy is righteous

this icon kicks the behind of all the other icons in my dock

Yup ... don't like the guy with the pen.

are you put off by the blue manliness or the pen

like wouldyou want a red anorexic guy with a typewriter

maybe we should start a pole -- or a fondation

save the nisus man

and the blue guy could maybe use his pen as a harpoon :twisted:

Interestingly: This version of "The Nisus Guy" was developed by the same person who did the open titles for Spider-Man.

-Charles

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I reversed the icon a while back so the Nisus guy actually made a proper "N" instead of a backwards "N."

I won't hold my breath for a new icon. I'd be happy using the Okito typewriter again. So Charles ... any chance someone could get their hands on a copy of the Okito .icns file?

Thanks,
Gerry

gemboy27 wrote: are you put off by the blue manliness or the pen

My inner Freudian wonders if one symbolizes the other.

gpercy wrote:I won't hold my breath for a new icon. I'd be happy using the Okito typewriter again. So Charles ... any chance someone could get their hands on a copy of the Okito .icns file?

Thanks,
Gerry

I missed that. It would be interesting to see that »old» Okito typewriter. Where can I find it or have a look at it? Okito.org?

Peter Edwardsson wrote:I missed that. It would be interesting to see that »old» Okito typewriter. Where can I find it or have a look at it? Okito.org?

There's a snapshot of it on this review page:
http://brianboos.com/reviews/okitocomposer04d2/

gpercy wrote:

Peter Edwardsson wrote:I missed that. It would be interesting to see that »old» Okito typewriter. Where can I find it or have a look at it? Okito.org?

There's a snapshot of it on this review page:
http://brianboos.com/reviews/okitocomposer04d2/

No offense Charles, but I prefer the present icon of the guy with the pen, instead of the old Okito typewriter.

Peter Edwardsson wrote:No offense Charles, but I prefer the present icon of the guy with the pen, instead of the old Okito typewriter.

Yeah, I guess my memory of it got better with the passing of time, but now that I've seen it again I'll pass as well (No offense Charles 2). By today's standards the Okito typewriter has too much detail in it to be effective and aesthetically pleasing in the dock, IMHO.

Coincidentally, I just came across an application icon this morning ... a classic circular typewriter key. Its a great example of what I had in mind when I started this topic ... an icon that is designed to look good in the dock and communicate the function of the application well. As it is, I've borrowed this icon and replaced the guy with the pen. Looks great!

I feel that some application icons work well on the splash screen when the app launches, but that same image suffers in the dock because of the smaller size. I feel that the NWE icon is an example of this.

I am curious who this guy is though? ... perhaps Mercury, the mythological Roman fleet-footed messenger of the gods? Carrying a calligraphy pen?

Ah, the (venerable) Nisus Man icon....

gpercy wrote:I am curious who this guy is though? ... perhaps Mercury, the mythological Roman fleet-footed messenger of the gods? Carrying a calligraphy pen?

You can learn more in the Nisus Writer Classic FAQ Who is that [masked] man?
I'll look into putting up the earlier versions of the graphics as well.