From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#13686: hi-yellow vs. hi-lock-1 Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:53:19 +0530 Message-ID: <871ubruc48.fsf@gmail.com> References: <878v6vidh7.fsf@gmail.com> <7BC00EAA1AF8466D8F9C17B3CA4E82B8@us.oracle.com> <87bob65sbw.fsf@gmail.com> <87wqtkxspi.fsf@gmail.com> <87k3pkz411.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1362626681 2606 80.91.229.3 (7 Mar 2013 03:24:41 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 03:24:41 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 13686@debbugs.gnu.org To: David Koppelman Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 07 04:25:01 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRS0-0007gS-W3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:25:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45644 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRRf-0004B9-9i for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56925) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRRa-0004As-CY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:36 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRRZ-0007Ur-7r for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:34 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:59186) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRRZ-0007Un-4C for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:33 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRS2-0001vI-4Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:25:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Jambunathan K Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:25:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 13686 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 13686-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B13686.13626266437325 (code B ref 13686); Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:25:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 13686) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Mar 2013 03:24:03 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35062 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRR5-0001u6-CN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:03 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-f53.google.com ([209.85.160.53]:46397) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UDRR2-0001tc-VU for 13686@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:24:02 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f53.google.com with SMTP id un1so8065pbc.40 for <13686@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:23:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=tI1ixhqemrlwOTfGJOpfQfkyLa6egAohznE3lP1ssnc=; b=QEsiWQCDQicrQKivP30Gugo3GIuKEiwVMiTOuK1rO2xCQNSqmD1fR6H2Su2zCglKq/ MsHFonQq3I/tV0g2Gz3plvL+z/Hjuicb/Luv+0FTxwLMa0KVEl1jdvd2h2GUOWhSLBdC 3CtIrPj0GbOQOpAYFssHgrKppJxiTBlOsU/hfAf0suNxGPsUSTPkcO6J6sefsBVBwAWW s7wsGBBwCtR7NSTvgN4gAobcUpAxbgnFwBVrFAMjkAwPqhj0bOXR95Fiytu/eDOa7bqf Shk7r2IcOgqcMyPNpW2Z4J3Ut8Q142hAYErM8tE2MVK98jQgoz70TZizKXK53ttBNvR2 BLQw== X-Received: by 10.66.122.5 with SMTP id lo5mr638613pab.189.1362626605624; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:23:25 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from debian-6.05 ([115.241.19.213]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ti8sm15004084pbc.12.2013.03.06.19.23.21 (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:23:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (David Koppelman's message of "Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:54:54 -0600") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x 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:72188 Archived-At: David Koppelman writes: > Jambunathan K writes: >> >> I gave a code snippet at the end of the mail. If you had looked at it, >> you will realize that I have done nothing which changes the status quo >> but I have done eveything to accommodate my requirements. I am the >> proposer, right? > > I'm sorry, I was responding more to past comments than the specific > message I was replying to. > >> Please provide specific feedback on the snippet rather than registering >> a broad objection. I have made an effort to understand the >> "I-want-color" camp and I have also openly acknowledged that the >> "I-want-color" camp have valid and sensible arguments. > > So, the goal of hi-lock-face-regexp is to select a set of fonts. I > guess the custom interface would expose simple options to the user, > for example, "Fixed Colors", "Theme Colors", and for each option the > appropriate regexp would be assigned. Is that right? Correct. > In that case, why not have a variable hi-lock-use-theme-colors and use > that to select either the current default list, or one with generic > names. Yes, this is fine with me. I am open to anything that would address even a fraction of my needs. > That said, I still believe the user should see the color that will be > applied, and that this be accomplished without undue complexity. Yes, existing users of hi-lock shouldn't be alarmed with new changes. Jambunathan K.