From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6935: 24.0.50; doc for `font-lock-maximum-decoration' Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:54:58 -0700 Message-ID: References: <0AEEE18115BA49E58E42C1604867D444@us.oracle.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1283026184 23039 80.91.229.12 (28 Aug 2010 20:09:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:09:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6935@debbugs.gnu.org To: "'Stefan Monnier'" Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 28 22:09:43 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRig-0002ch-DT for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:09:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47739 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OpRif-0006LE-N9 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=44171 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OpRiX-0006Jt-D4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:34 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRiW-0003in-9J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:33 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:59869) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRiW-0003ic-7y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:32 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRUT-0003tE-LA; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:55:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:55:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6935 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6935-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6935.128302529814946 (code B ref 6935); Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:55:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6935) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Aug 2010 19:54:58 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRUP-0003t1-KP for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:54:57 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet10.oracle.com ([148.87.113.121]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OpRUN-0003st-CR for 6935@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:54:55 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet15.oracle.com (rcsinet15.oracle.com [148.87.113.117]) by rcsinet10.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id o7SJuOg5031363 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:56:26 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt354.oracle.com (acsmt354.oracle.com [141.146.40.154]) by rcsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o7SHUR8r005514; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:56:24 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt018.oracle.com by acsmt353.oracle.com with ESMTP id 557304401283025295; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:54:55 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.221.84) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:54:55 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: ActG47d6RE+gAviyTO6zXHaex3tzHAABTTqg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:55:01 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:39804 Archived-At: > > 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.