From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Manuel Giraud via "Emacs development discussions." Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Default Info face Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:50:48 +0100 Message-ID: <87r0650wbb.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> References: <87wmfxgvjd.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> <86frmlm6hc.fsf@gnu.org> <877c7xdp0h.fsf@ledu-giraud.fr> <86bjx9m2mp.fsf@gnu.org> Reply-To: Manuel Giraud Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="29862"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 18 17:51:42 2024 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 1tNxGw-0007b2-HN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:51:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tNxGK-00054b-BV; Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:51:04 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tNxGH-00054L-MD for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:51:01 -0500 Original-Received: from ledu-giraud.fr ([51.159.28.247]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tNxG9-0006tu-Oy; Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:51:01 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=ed25519-sha256; c=simple/simple; s=ed25519; bh=94L2U1Za xF8mJgYmqdDL8mVsZQhfDA7hPNC1GNTHvu8=; h=date:references:in-reply-to: subject:cc:to:from; d=ledu-giraud.fr; b=52S9BLiraWBh8aGeqd3u0aHEfC6iv1 o8IWVqCJR+6r4wOhPXCf+2FxCGazFhYXvZeTjKUOpPUqDtZejZIEQVBA== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; s=rsa; bh=94L2U1ZaxF8mJgYm qdDL8mVsZQhfDA7hPNC1GNTHvu8=; h=date:references:in-reply-to:subject: cc:to:from; d=ledu-giraud.fr; b=AWVbe7k9d61QIqlQ6u1PQNQerLGwIvqrA+4Ifs /pmV92fyF8ETtYBc9TS6bn7kz0Pp5AKr/jRUHtDAuy8hKX+RMOmdE2iXEZllYmOl5dEC3x ArQBWRYMZs80Kf/CSwBzAl7SGcZ+V+ZhccjsGWBZNtNDWqnz2P5/6uuXeXJQDT7DIxap8E 5shm+wK1ldsLo6pUceHDbFnYkn7xXQ6Pu8lg3R62sBPjcQKHJ/TJxaaPfi4yTIT7dafByZ GKEHuO9kk4lkl3KuBZc+ameLQRx3A+91k/8e1OveTK+qgBqpd5/t2pF6EVek1SphTLFeRc o7fx7NEsulemcEyyGwh3zn/A== Original-Received: from computer ( [10.1.1.1]) by ledu-giraud.fr (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 8c21ff92 (TLSv1.3:TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256:NO); Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:50:49 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <86bjx9m2mp.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:28:46 +0200") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=51.159.28.247; envelope-from=manuel@ledu-giraud.fr; helo=ledu-giraud.fr X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-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: 2.1.29 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-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:326667 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: [...] >> I've just tried and I don't see more ugliness when using a >> variable-pitch font in Info-mode. The lines "too long" and "too short" >> are already there when using a fixed-pitch font anyway. > > That's specific to the font your system uses when you say > "variable-pitch". The results are not very predictable, and depend on > the OS and the fonts actually installed. Ok. >> > If variable-pitch face is out, what other advantages could we have by >> > using a specialized face in Info? >>=20 >> Yes, if you rule out variable-pitch, there is not much left to this case >> then. > > So why is it so important to use variable-pitch face for Info? What > are the advantages of that? Well, I'm far from an expert on the matter but it is said=E2=84=A2 that for reading long text a proportional font is easier on the eyes. I think most books are printed with a proportional font. --=20 Manuel Giraud