Tr: RE: *Help* window fonts, colors.

[A Soare <alinsoar@voila.fr>]

> Message du 05/02/07 à 08h50
> De : "A Soare" <alinsoar@voila.fr>
> A : "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Copie à : 
> Objet : RE: *Help* window fonts, colors.
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> When I started this message the problem was that I wished to be able to write something in my .emacs file, so that when I enter into *Help*, the *help* buffer has the font and colors that I want.
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> I use into my Emacs frames - my help buffer opens into a frame - that is why I expressed myself so.
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> I tried to customize the font and colors for this, but I did not find anywhere such an option. That was the problem in fact.
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> 
> Alin Soare
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> > Message du 04/02/07 à 19h28
> > De : "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> > A : "Jan Djärv" <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
> > Copie à : rms@gnu.org, alinsoar@voila.fr, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> > Objet : RE: *Help* window fonts, colors.
> > 
> > > >>     I have just asked on #emacs whether I can customize the fonts,
> > > >>     colors of the frame of the *Help* buffer, and I was asked by 2
> > > >>     persons to report this problem here.
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't think the absence of such a feature is a bug.  I would not
> > > >> object to adding such a feature, but now is not the time for that.
> > > >
> > > > What is meant by the missing feature that would be added? I
> > > > don't understand what is being requested.
> > > > ...
> > > > And there are other ways to customize a *Help* frame.
> > > > What's missing?
> > >
> > > A frame is not a buffer.
> > 
> > And?  The OP asked about customizing the "fonts, colors of the _frame_ of
> > the *Help* buffer".
> > 
> > That's why I asked for clarification. If the buffer is not standalone in its
> > own frame, then changing the fonts and colors of its frame would also affect
> > other buffers displayed there. If the buffer is in its own frame, then I
> > don't see what's missing now.
> > 
> > Perhaps the OP meant font-lock coloring. That could be added for buffer
> > *Help*, but I'm not sure that's what was requested.
> > 
> > I took the OP to mean something other than font-lock fontifying, because of
> > the mention of "frame". The phrase "frame of the *Help* buffer" makes me
> > think of a dedicated *Help*- buffer frame. The phrase "fonts, colors of the
> > frame" makes me think of default font, default foreground and background
> > colors, cursor color, and so on. Clarification welcome.
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> >