From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: 24594@debbugs.gnu.org, "Clément Pit--Claudel" <clement.pit@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#24594: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 09:24:57 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e95115b9-c51e-4d0b-ad10-e422d6f91774@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAM-tV-8cypPH8LaBwyzwE8m3W9R4x5oqrJaiccDbxj3CyDa5Mg@mail.gmail.com>
> > 2. Enhancement: Fix face `variable-pitch' so that it really
> > limits customization of the attributes to variable-pitch
> > faces. That is the only justification for a face name
> > that reflects particular attribute values: limit
> > customization for those values.
>
> Hmm, it looks like there is no way from lisp to tell if a face (or
> font) is variable-pitch or not. Could be something useful to have in
> and of itself.
I was thinking the same thing, but was unsure how this might
be done (e.g., whether it is possible now).
> > Again, the only reason to keep `variable-pitch-mode' and
> > face `variable-pitch' is if you feel that we really need
> > such things. (I do not.)
>
> Before deciding if something is really needed/wanted, we would have to
> see what people use the feature for. You can't provide that
> information since you don't use it.
Agreed. Which is why I proposed to improve it, unless
someone (else) can decide that it should just be removed.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-10-06 16:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-10-03 3:22 bug#24594: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face Drew Adams
2016-10-03 3:39 ` Clément Pit--Claudel
2016-10-03 3:48 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-03 7:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-10-05 0:16 ` npostavs
2016-10-05 3:28 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-05 12:29 ` npostavs
2016-10-05 15:14 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-05 15:32 ` Noam Postavsky
2016-10-05 15:51 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-05 21:43 ` Noam Postavsky
2016-10-06 16:24 ` Drew Adams [this message]
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2016-10-03 13:36 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-03 14:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-12-07 20:15 ` Glenn Morris
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2016-10-03 14:51 ` Drew Adams
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