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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






  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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