From: Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: `diff-mode' shows no colors
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2012 10:37:57 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871uga854q.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a9uyun0k.fsf@fimbulvetr.bsc.es> ("Lluís"'s message of "Sun, 04 Nov 2012 03:20:43 +0100")
Lluís <xscript@gmx.net> writes:
> I'm using emacs 24.2.1 (debian's unstable emacs24 package) and
> observed that the faces in `diff-mode', which should show some nice
> colors, are instead all shown in grayscale.
>
> After looking at the definition of some of these faces, it looks like
> the `(min-colors 88)' condition is applying, leaving all of diff-mode
> in shades of grey (the ones applying for dark background). Even
> starting with -q or -Q is not enough to get diffs with color (which I
> had for some time).
(min-colors 88) actually specifies the full-color version (I have no
ideas why Emacs uses the number 88 for this). Emacs < 24.3 uses grey
for highlighting; just customize the faces if you want something more
colorful. Emacs 24.3 will use the standard red/green color scheme.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-11-04 2:37 UTC|newest]
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2012-11-04 2:20 `diff-mode' shows no colors Lluís
2012-11-04 2:37 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2012-11-04 18:42 ` Lluís
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