From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Bug, probably related to Custom Themes. Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:03:15 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200512230503.jBN53FM18817@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200512210254.jBL2sj814876@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <87mziuqp2x.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <200512211840.jBLIefx25655@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <87vexiw3w4.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <200512212258.jBLMwt329838@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1135314332 29430 80.91.229.2 (23 Dec 2005 05:05:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 05:05:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: cyd@stupidchicken.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 23 06:05:30 2005 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Epf7R-0004dR-Kc for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 06:05:29 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Epf8T-0006Xg-36 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:06:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Epf8J-0006Xb-Cr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:06:23 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Epf8H-0006XO-Sy for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:06:23 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Epf8H-0006XL-Pm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:06:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Epf7U-0007ch-FJ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:05:32 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.13.3+Sun/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jBN55EPW009336; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:05:14 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id jBN53FM18817; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:03:15 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-reply-to: (rms@gnu.org) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.1 (manatee.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.104]); Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:05:14 -0600 (CST) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:48238 Archived-At: >>From my earlier reply: If you save a "setting" (to use the brand new terminology) and then choose "Erase Customization" for the same setting, the no-themes default gets restored for the current session and for future sessions _until_ you choose "Erase Customization" for some _other_ setting. Actually, it is a little bit more complex. It appears to be: "for some other setting _whose name comes later in the alphabet_". Anyway, the relevant fact is that the current behavior is essentially unpredictable and makes no sense at all. Sincerely, Luc.