Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>>> 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.

You're right, but I would say that many things in Emacs aren't
self-evident but are useful.  :)  Of course, I'll defer to your or the
other maintainers' judgment if this seems like a bad idea.

> But if no one opposed to this change, then etc/NEWS should explain
> the difference of tab styles for the new default value.

This new patch includes such a news entry.

Thanks for your guidance with this work.