From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9402: list-colors-display Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:07:05 +0300 Message-ID: <83aaapdkpy.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87obz83v0x.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <838vqcf086.fsf@gnu.org> <834o0yg5cm.fsf@gnu.org> <8762ldvs89.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <87ei01lfa7.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <83r541eaxq.fsf@gnu.org> <87k49tfmw7.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <4E5E89DA.5@swipnet.se> <83ippde3t2.fsf@gnu.org> <87ty8xnh3s.fsf@stupidchicken.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1314846476 16889 80.91.229.12 (1 Sep 2011 03:07:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 03:07:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9402@debbugs.gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Sep 01 05:07:52 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QyxdA-0006Sj-7R for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:07:52 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54481 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxd8-0003RE-FG for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:07:50 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:40256) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxd5-0003Qy-Ri for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:07:48 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxd4-0002Ke-JM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:07:47 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:45688) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxd4-0002Ka-Gc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:07:46 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QyxgE-0006XY-HP; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:11:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:11:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9402 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9402-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9402.131484662725098 (code B ref 9402); Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:11:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9402) by debbugs.gnu.org; 1 Sep 2011 03:10:27 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxff-0006Wl-2E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:10:27 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout22.012.net.il ([80.179.55.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qyxfb-0006Wc-Ph for 9402@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:10:25 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout22.012.net.il by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0LQT00500PJX2B00@a-mtaout22.012.net.il> for 9402@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:07:05 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([84.229.83.44]) by a-mtaout22.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0LQT005PRPZR1O50@a-mtaout22.012.net.il>; Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:07:05 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <87ty8xnh3s.fsf@stupidchicken.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:11:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:50513 Archived-At: > From: Chong Yidong > Cc: Jan Dj=E4rv , juri@jurta.org, > 9402@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:15:03 -0400 >=20 > Eli Zaretskii writes: >=20 > >> I use Emacs on multiple platforms and I do want Emacs to look li= ke > >> other applications on respective platform. But I think you are = right > >> about the majority. > > > > I always thought that there are some principles in Emacs UI desig= n > > that are not subject to the majority tyranny. I guess that's no > > longer true. >=20 > I think it is an exaggeration to refer to altering the region's > background color as a case of succumbing to tyranny. I actually meant that issues of principles such as platform-independent behavior should not be decided by majority.