From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: use faces on the mode-line for compile.el Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:48:56 -0800 Message-ID: <200802242048.m1OKmuur005638@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> References: <200802232359.m1NNxFpa025055@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203886272 14248 80.91.229.12 (24 Feb 2008 20:51:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:51:12 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 24 21:51:37 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JTNor-0003oD-P8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:51:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTNoL-0004HP-AM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:51:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTNmw-0003ew-AZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:49:34 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTNmu-0003dg-Po for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:49:33 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTNmu-0003dS-ES for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:49:32 -0500 Original-Received: from sallyv1.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.109]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JTNmt-0003wM-VV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:49:32 -0500 X-ICS-MailScanner-Watermark: 1204490937.58331@7Hny6mFvfJkNMAs0O2x6Xw Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by sallyv1.ics.uci.edu (8.13.7+Sun/8.13.7) with ESMTP id m1OKmuur005638; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:48:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Stefan Monnier's message of "Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:42:11 -0500") Original-Lines: 18 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:90281 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: > > If the mode-line for the compilation buffer would be a bit more > > visible it would be easier to see if a compilation is still running > > (which is handy if you have compilations that take a long time and > > don't want to spend too much time checking if it's done). > > Also if the compilation fails it's nice to be able to see it faster. > > It can be seen with just the peripheral vision, or from farther away > > from the screen. > > Sounds OK, Checked in. It's not completely right though. What's the right way to specify the face in `compilation-start' so that it works? More, it would be nice if the face would go on the " Compiling" string too. Is there a generic way to specify a face for a minor-mode ?