From: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Jeff_B.atHome@clowderHouse.net, 49050@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#49050: 26.1; The INSANITY of setting a default font size in EMACS and saving it for future instances.
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:07:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-77309557-d9bb-45e5-a38d-2087ffb5beed-1623856052148@3c-app-mailcom-bs14> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83v96d26x5.fsf@gnu.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 2:57 AM
> From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@gnu.org>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: Jeff_B.atHome@clowderHouse.net, 49050@debbugs.gnu.org
> Subject: bug#49050: 26.1; The INSANITY of setting a default font size in EMACS and saving it for future instances.
>
> > From: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
> > Cc: Jeff B <Jeff_B.atHome@clowderHouse.net>, 49050@debbugs.gnu.org
> > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:45:16 +0200
> >
> > Eli, could the default font be increased as it is really far too small. What
> > would help is to put a dark background by default. The best theme there is today
> > for emacs is modus-themes because it utilises contrast metrics. I lobby for
> > modus-themes to be used as the default theme for emacs.
>
> Such changes in the defaults will need to be requested by much more
> than a single individual, for them to be considered seriously.
You should start a public discussion about this so that you can make the appropriate
decision. I do not see that increasing the font size a bit and using modus-themes
subtracts from emacs. It only adds because modus-themes is currently the only
official emacs theme designed for accessible readability.
Felicitations
Christopher
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-16 15:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-15 16:47 bug#49050: 26.1; The INSANITY of setting a default font size in EMACS and saving it for future instances Jeff B
2021-06-15 18:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-15 22:45 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-16 14:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-16 15:07 ` Christopher Dimech [this message]
2021-06-16 16:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-17 14:13 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-17 18:48 ` Jeff B
2021-06-17 19:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-17 19:31 ` Christopher Dimech
[not found] ` <5a3fc745-5500-94fb-5725-bf6b05cd1b0e@clowderHouse.net>
[not found] ` <83r1h32bkx.fsf@gnu.org>
[not found] ` <35cbc6ad-32a5-d89c-77eb-582e29c57d8e@clowderHouse.net>
2021-06-16 2:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
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