composing faces

composing faces

[David Abrahams]

Is there a way to define a new face that's exactly like some other
face, except for certain changes?  For example, I'd like to build a
face that's exactly font-lock-variable-name-face, except that it's
always italic.

TIA,

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

Re: composing faces

[Perry Smith]

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On Nov 17, 2006, at 1:08 PM, David Abrahams wrote:

>
> Is there a way to define a new face that's exactly like some other
> face, except for certain changes?  For example, I'd like to build a
> face that's exactly font-lock-variable-name-face, except that it's
> always italic.

(copy-face 'font-lock-variable-name-face 'my-new-face)
(set-face-attribute 'my-new-face nil :italic t)


HTH,
Perry Smith ( pedz@easesoftware.com )
Ease Software, Inc. ( http://www.easesoftware.com )

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Re: composing faces

[David Kastrup]

Perry Smith <pedz@easesoftware.com> writes:

> On Nov 17, 2006, at 1:08 PM, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>
>
>     Is there a way to define a new face that's exactly like some other
>     face, except for certain changes?  For example, I'd like to build a
>     face that's exactly font-lock-variable-name-face, except that it's
>     always italic.
>
>
> (copy-face 'font-lock-variable-name-face 'my-new-face)
> (set-face-attribute 'my-new-face nil :italic t)

I think that one should get by without copying, using something like

(defface my-new-face ((:default :inherit font-lock-variable-name-face
         :italic t)))

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum