From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: Jared Finder <jfinder@crypticstudios.com>
Cc: 'Dan Nicolaescu' <dann@ics.uci.edu>, 2454@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#2454: 23.0.90; Colored Compilation Status is hard on the eyes
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:04:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wsbfha9y.fsf@jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C73CE12E0E2E6D4AA8C97475050023A60FF1A61CBE@proserpine.paragon.crypticstudios.com> (Jared Finder's message of "Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:10:49 -0800")
> Sure.
>
> I'm referring to the color used by the compilation status in the mode
> line (one of :exit[0], :exit[SOMETHING ELSE], or :run). The orange
> and green used here hurt. The red is passable, but still not good.
>
> I believe the mode-line and mode-line inactive faces contribute the
> background color and compilation-error, compilation-warning, and
> compilation-info contribute the foreground color. The problem is that
> they don't contrast well with the mode-line's default bg colors.
> Orange on Gray75 hurts my eyes, as does Green3 on Gray75, or Red1
> on Gray75.
>
> I'd suggest using darker foreground colors, so they don't hurt
> my eyes.
Or maybe using a light background (white) for these messages in the
mode-line, i.e. to use exacly the same default foreground/background
they currently have in a compilation/grep buffer.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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[not found] <200902251750.n1PHofPD012730@rodan.ics.uci.edu>
2009-02-24 1:17 ` bug#2454: 23.0.90; Colored Compilation Status is hard on the eyes Jared Finder
2009-02-24 2:31 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2009-02-24 18:10 ` Jared Finder
2009-02-24 20:04 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2009-02-25 17:55 ` bug#2454: marked as done (23.0.90; Colored Compilation Status is hard on the eyes) Emacs bug Tracking System
[not found] ` <handler.2454.D2454.123558425721593.notifdone@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>
2009-02-25 18:25 ` bug#2454: closed by Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu> (Re: bug#2454: 23.0.90; " Jared Finder
2009-02-25 21:45 ` bug#2454: 23.0.90; Colored Compilation Status is hard on the eyes Juri Linkov
2009-02-25 21:47 ` Jared Finder
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