Re: Why min-colors 88?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>>> Can anyone explain the magic number 88 to me? Why is this used
>>> throughout Emacs? Why is this the default generated when
>>> customizing a face (on devices with lots of colors)?
>> 
>> Because there's an 88-color xterm whose color set is rich enough to
>> support all the colors we use in Emacs' faces.

> Or in other words, Emacs' has 88 faces?

Well, 88 foreground * 88 background * 2 slants * 2 darknesses * a bunch of
sizes * a handful of fonts (* 89 colors of underlining * ...) is slightly
more than 88.
Then add to it the fact that many faces are identical.


        Stefan


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