Re: "emacs-28.0.50 -q" and "emacs-28.0.50 -Q" with outline-minor-mode-highlight

[Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>]

On Thu, 27 May 2021 20:13:25 +0200 pauline-galea@gmx.com wrote:

>> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 5:34 AM
>> From: "Philip Kaludercic" <philipk@posteo.net>
>> To: pauline-galea@gmx.com
>> Cc: "Help Gnu Emacs" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
>> Subject: Re: "emacs-28.0.50 -q" and "emacs-28.0.50 -Q" with
>> outline-minor-mode-highlight
>>
>> pauline-galea@gmx.com writes:
>>
>> >> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 1:47 AM
>> >> From: "Philip Kaludercic" <philipk@posteo.net>
>> >> To: pauline-galea@gmx.com
>> >> Cc: "Help Gnu Emacs" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: "emacs-28.0.50 -q" and "emacs-28.0.50 -Q" with
>> >> outline-minor-mode-highlight
>> >>
>> >> pauline-galea@gmx.com writes:
>> >>
>> >> >> I am guessing that you should first set outline-minor-mode-highlight
>> >> >> then activate outline-minor-mode. Setting a variable directly usually
>> >> >> does not perform any changes. - Philip
>> >> >
>> >> > No, that does not work.
>> >>
>> >> I just tried it using my local master checkout I just built this
>> >> morning, and it worked... Are you sure your major mode initializes
>> >> outline-minor-mode properly?
>> >
>> > Do you get different heading colours for the three heading levels below?
>> >
>> > ;;; * heading 1
>> > ;; brief body
>> > ;;;; ** subheading 1.1
>> > ;; brief body
>> > ;;;;; *** subsubheading 1.1.1
>> > ;; brief body
>>
>> Yes, I'll attach a screenshot below. It's not pretty, but I notice a
>> difference.
>
> All three subheaditgs look the same to me.  That was my point, the
> result in not pretty and the capability requires more work.  For
> instance, changing the faces would also change those heading
> highlighting.  This does not seem to bother the maintainers whilst
> expecting other to be ok with it, terning down requests for
> improvements.

After doing `M-: (outline-minor-mode-highlight-buffer)' I see the three
headings in different colors.

Steve Berman