From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Juri Linkov Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [PATCH] tab-line-alternate-colors Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:46:40 +0200 Organization: LINKOV.NET Message-ID: <878s9xii5z.fsf@mail.linkov.net> References: <87360autpy.fsf@alphapapa.net> <87mtyiqfzv.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87tusqt3yr.fsf@alphapapa.net> <87wnxl760u.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87h7opt3a4.fsf@alphapapa.net> <87blewpwf5.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <878sa0u2hn.fsf@alphapapa.net> <87360847c8.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <878s9yxwjc.fsf@alphapapa.net> <87a6ueruko.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87zh2evyh1.fsf@alphapapa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="35148"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Adam Porter Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 16 22:07:08 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kpe0q-00093C-Jh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:07:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60046 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kpe0p-00038v-LH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:07:07 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46114) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kpdz5-0001HO-WF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:05:22 -0500 Original-Received: from relay3-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.195]:33387) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kpdz3-0006Lb-6A for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 16:05:19 -0500 X-Originating-IP: 91.129.99.98 Original-Received: from mail.gandi.net (m91-129-99-98.cust.tele2.ee [91.129.99.98]) (Authenticated sender: juri@linkov.net) by relay3-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AEC9560004; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:05:13 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <87zh2evyh1.fsf@alphapapa.net> (Adam Porter's message of "Wed, 16 Dec 2020 04:26:02 -0600") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=217.70.183.195; envelope-from=juri@linkov.net; helo=relay3-d.mail.gandi.net X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:261064 Archived-At: >> Thanks, everything looks right. The only thing I'm unsure about is >> the default value. I don't know how important is to highlight the >> distinction between file and non-file buffers. But it's a matter of >> taste, so I can't argue against or for a specific default value. > > I don't know how important it is, either. :) But I think it's very > helpful for distinguishing buffers, especially in the smaller text of > the tab-line. It seems to me that it does no harm, and it seems more > useful than not, so it seems that it might as well be the default. The problem is that it's not self-evident to the users why some tabs are displayed in italic, and other tabs are not. But if no one opposed to this change, then etc/NEWS should explain the difference of tab styles for the new default value.