From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 6935@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6935: 24.0.50; doc for `font-lock-maximum-decoration'
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:54:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AEE5D81322074846A7600B3A090366FB@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwviq2uol5r.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
> > The doc for `font-lock-maximum-fontification' is not very
> > clear/complete.
>
> FWIW, I think this customization option (and the whole notion
> of level) should disappear,
Why? And why just say _you think so_, with no supporting argument? I might
think that all alligators should be painted yellow with blue polka-dots, but why
should anyone care if I give no reason?
This customization option lets users easily pick the level they want. Just
yesterday I had a user report about this wrt Dired+ (my code had a bug that was
preventing such a choice). Users have different needs and preferences, and they
do care about them.
Some means to control fontification level should be offered to users, and an
option is a good way to do that. Doing away with "the whole notion of level"
would mean giving users no choice. One size does _not_ fit all. It's about the
users.
In any case, this bug report is about specific, doc problems wrt this feature.
Let's please address those. The feature works, and it always has. The doc is
not perfect; that's all.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-08-28 19:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-08-28 4:06 bug#6935: 24.0.50; doc for `font-lock-maximum-decoration' Drew Adams
2010-08-28 14:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-28 19:54 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2010-08-30 14:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-30 15:46 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-30 22:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-08-30 22:56 ` Drew Adams
2010-08-31 10:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-14 13:49 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-14 16:41 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-22 3:54 ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-31 15:00 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-31 16:31 ` Drew Adams
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