Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

Hi,

Setting the foreground color and background color to anything other
than black or white, respectively, messes up font-lock mode.  For
example: message-header-to-face in its default state is MidnightBlue
(according to describe-face).  But after changing the
foreground/background color to something other than white/black, it is
green3.  This happens for all modes (font-lock-warning which is Red
becomes Pink after the color change).

This is with Emacs from CVS HEAD (2002-06-23).  And I haven't been
able to reproduce this on any other system, so it probably is
something that is weird with my system.

Any pointers on where to start looking for this bug (if it is a bug)?

Cheers,
-- 
Alfred M. Szmidt

Re: Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

[Miles Bader]

ams@kemisten.nu (Alfred M. Szmidt) writes:
> message-header-to-face in its default state is MidnightBlue
> (according to describe-face).  But after changing the
> foreground/background color to something other than white/black, it is
> green3.

Be more specific; _which_ `colors other than white/black'?

The definition of `message-header-to-face' (in lisp/gnus/message.el)
says to use "MidnightBlue" for light backgrounds and "green2" for dark
backgrounds.  I suspect this is what you're seeing.  If so, why do you
think it's a bug?

-Miles
-- 
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra.  Suddenly it flips over,
pinning you underneath.  At night the ice weasels come.  --Nietzsche

Re: Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

* Miles Bader writes:
> The definition of `message-header-to-face' (in lisp/gnus/message.el)
> says to use "MidnightBlue" for light backgrounds and "green2" for dark
> backgrounds.  I suspect this is what you're seeing.  If so, why do you
> think it's a bug?

Yes, this is probably what I am seeing.  The only reason why I
consider this a bug (or an annoying feature) is that it lacks
documentation (couldn't find anything in the Emacs manual).  It would
be nice if there was a small blurb in the manual that Emacs tries to
pick a color scheme that suits light/dark backgrounds.  And how to
disable it, if that is possible.  Because I actually prefer the
"light" colors on a dark background.

Cheers,
-- 
Alfred M. Szmidt

Re: Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

[Miles Bader]

ams@kemisten.nu (Alfred M. Szmidt) writes:
> And how to
> disable it, if that is possible.  Because I actually prefer the
> "light" colors on a dark background.

Just use customize (M-x customize-face) on those faces who's defaults
you don't like.

If you _really_ want to completely override everything (and I suspect it
would be a mistake), you can customize the variable
`frame-background-mode' and set it to `light', which will fool emacs
into thinking this is the case.

-Miles
-- 
97% of everything is grunge

Re: Colors getting screwed up after set-foreground-color.

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:
> If you _really_ want to completely override everything (and I suspect it
> would be a mistake), you can customize the variable
> `frame-background-mode' and set it to `light', which will fool emacs
> into thinking this is the case.

And you suspect correctly, it looks horrible.  Thanks for explaining
it though.

Thanks,
-- 
Alfred M. Szmidt