♊︎# (was Re: [ANN] GemiNaut - a user friendly Gemini browser for Windows in C#)

[Petite Abeille]

> On May 29, 2020, at 22:06, Luke Emmet <luke.emmet at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It would be nice if there was a way for a user to optionally convey some kind of seed or info for some basic theming (like favicon). That could be picked up by a client if it existed. Very basic info, maybe foreground, background colours, site icon and maybe the definitive home page link.

Perhaps some sort of informal convention, ala shebang [1], as a prelude to a text/gemini, with a few directives, such as:

#!♊︎ ⌂(uʍopǝpısdn ☣︎) ⾊(black white) 

In other words, to be considered a gemini shebang (♊︎# for short):

➊ It MUST be the first line of a text/gemini
➋ The line MUST start with the sequence U+0023 U+0021 U+264A U+FE0E U+0020 ('#!♊︎ ')

Followed by any number of key-value pairs, perhaps as algol type sexp, e.g.:

⌂ (U+2302 HOUSE) for user info such as name (uʍopǝpısdn) and icon (☣︎ U+2623 BIOHAZARD SIGN)
⾊ (U+2F8A COLOR) for styling info such as text color (black) and background (white)

Blending both retro and contemporary styling, a bit like Gemini itself.

Gemini For The Win (♊︎✌︎ for short)

P.S. Aside from being a gimmick, the use of Unicode symbols showcase Gemini's capabilities, namely full Unicode support.
P.P.S. To paraphrase some old slogan, Keep Gemini Weird ☻

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)


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