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: Starnge comment in Custom Theme code. Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:02:52 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <200512241802.jBOI2qd11015@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200512241630.jBOGU6H09878@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <87bqz6h0lw.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1135447514 28606 80.91.229.2 (24 Dec 2005 18:05:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:05:14 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Dec 24 19:05:13 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 1EqDlU-00060x-VP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:05:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EqDmb-0006Pj-S0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:06:17 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EqDmQ-0006P9-V4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:06:07 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1EqDmN-0006O0-MR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:06:06 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EqDmN-0006Nr-GL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:06:03 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1EqDls-0003Ta-W2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 13:05:33 -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 jBOI4rl8014006; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:04:53 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id jBOI2qd11015; Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:02:52 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: cyd@stupidchicken.com In-reply-to: <87bqz6h0lw.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (message from Chong Yidong on Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:21:47 -0500) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.1 (manatee.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.104]); Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:04:53 -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:48321 Archived-At: Chong Yidong wrote: I don't know where "we" decided that, but I wrote that part at Richard's request. The "we" refers to a discussion several months ago on Emacs devel. I believe to remember that Richard then decided that themes should not override a non-Custom set value. I could try to find this back in the archives to be sure that I do not misremember, but if Richard changed his mind anyway, this is irrelevant. It is logical to not override a non-Custom set value, because the user theme is never overridden. A non-Custom set value is either set by the user, through an explicit setq or by, say, enabling or disabling a minor mode, or by code that _needs_ that particular value. In neither case should a theme override that. Doing so would cause trouble. Sincerely, Luc.