From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: can't set both mode-line color and default frame font? Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:39 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190210001 17686 80.91.229.12 (19 Sep 2007 13:53:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:53:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Drew Adams" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Sep 19 15:53:09 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IXzxe-0001AS-QJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:51:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IXzxd-0006L8-5f for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:51:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IXzvx-00058w-W5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IXzvx-00057o-2T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IXzvw-00057X-LF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:40 -0400 Original-Received: from tomts10.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.54] helo=tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IXzvw-0000oP-6g for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:40 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([70.55.142.212]) by tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20070919134939.NWJT9197.tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net@pastel.home> for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:39 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 201908A9C; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:49:38 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Drew Adams's message of "Tue\, 18 Sep 2007 20\:57\:33 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/23.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:79305 Archived-At: >> I meant that if Lisp does choose -to- customize, that should >> take precedence because it is a choice (there's your reason). > And setting a face preference via an X resource is _not_ choosing? > I still don't see an argument (a reason) that applies only to `custom-file' > and not to X resources. Flip it around, and it makes just as much sense > (little). You're right. Which implies that there's no absolutely always 100% superior solution. So we can choose between the two based on other considerations. E.g. the fact that Custom settings are only ever set by the user for Emacs, whereas X resources may just as well be set by some global application such as Gnome and may apply to many more applications than just Emacs, so they're *in general* less specific. Stefan