From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs 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) Message-ID: References: <587cb6c7-44f8-4546-91ee-264416c965d6@default> <87eg3vy7jn.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> <83862660-197c-4647-91a0-b8330bab231f@default> <87y423vv0z.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> <423632f0-d8a1-4d8d-b86c-4b1804c5d441@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1475773706 9009 195.159.176.226 (6 Oct 2016 17:08:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 17:08:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 24594@debbugs.gnu.org, =?UTF-8?Q?Cl=C3=A9ment?= Pit--Claudel To: Noam Postavsky Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 06 19:08:22 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bsC9O-0008W1-QD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:08:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58195 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsC9N-0006Sj-B0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:08:05 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58210) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBUl-000828-W8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:26:08 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBUg-00032v-Te for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:26:07 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:40604) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBUg-00032r-QC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:26:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBUg-0005Ng-4E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:26:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 24594 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Original-Received: via spool by 24594-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B24594.147577110720614 (code B ref 24594); Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:26:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 24594) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Oct 2016 16:25:07 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46794 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBTn-0005MQ-J1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:25:07 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:36081) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1bsBTm-0005Lt-Jh for 24594@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:25:06 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u96GP0JX018554 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 6 Oct 2016 16:25:00 GMT Original-Received: from userv0122.oracle.com (userv0122.oracle.com [156.151.31.75]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u96GOx4u005529 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Thu, 6 Oct 2016 16:25:00 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0002.oracle.com (abhmp0002.oracle.com [141.146.116.8]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id u96GOxUc008052; Thu, 6 Oct 2016 16:24:59 GMT In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9.1 (1003210) [OL 12.0.6753.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:124122 Archived-At: > > 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. >=20 > 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.) >=20 > 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.