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#12000: 24.1.50; do not hard-code `bold' font for help output Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:32:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <7D9DB8E6B2CC4312BF6186379903A282@us.oracle.com> <874n49hsgj.fsf@building.gnus.org> <874n46r2bv.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1392075257 24522 80.91.229.3 (10 Feb 2014 23:34:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:34:17 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen , 12000@debbugs.gnu.org To: Bastien Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 11 00:34:23 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0Mp-00051R-8I for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:34:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58697 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0Mo-0001nG-Rm for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:22 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47929) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0Md-0001nB-DS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:19 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0MU-0000x6-Q4 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:11 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:34214) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0MU-0000wv-N7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0MU-0001LM-C6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:34:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:34:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12000 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: notabug Original-Received: via spool by 12000-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12000.13920751835091 (code B ref 12000); Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:34:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12000) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Feb 2014 23:33:03 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42109 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0LW-0001K1-Fy for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:33:02 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:18678) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WD0LT-0001JU-Ld for 12000@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:33:00 -0500 Original-Received: from ucsinet21.oracle.com (ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id s1ANWpr3030022 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:32:52 GMT Original-Received: from userz7021.oracle.com (userz7021.oracle.com [156.151.31.85]) by ucsinet21.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s1ANWopx016440 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:32:51 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0015.oracle.com (abhmp0015.oracle.com [141.146.116.21]) by userz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s1ANWoKk016434; Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:32:50 GMT In-Reply-To: <874n46r2bv.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8 (707110) [OL 12.0.6680.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: ucsinet21.oracle.com [156.151.31.93] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:85336 Archived-At: > > No. The bug, as stated in the subject line and the bug report, > > is hard-coding `bold'. >=20 > I'd consider this a design choice, not a bug. If it's by design then it is a design bug. There is no need to hard-code things like this. Hard-coding takes power and freedom away from Emacs users. It just puts obstacles in their way. And typically, like here, gratuitously, with no gain.