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: /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r102478: shr.el (shr-tag-color-check):Convert colors to hexadecimal with shr-color->hexadecimal. Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:52 -0500 Message-ID: References: <961v6bom3j.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87eiabdc04.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ipznhhe3.fsf@keller.adm.naquadah.org> <87mxoz7mml.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <874ob71y6v.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <4A76DA00C61D4637AC671E53FB7A4FCB@us.oracle.com> <87d3pvf5s2.fsf@keller.adm.naquadah.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1290660848 32616 80.91.229.12 (25 Nov 2010 04:54:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:54:08 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 25 05:54:04 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PLTqL-00077k-Er for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:54:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35094 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PLTqL-0003VD-4T for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:54:01 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=43326 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PLTqG-0003Uu-8h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:57 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PLTqF-0004OR-87 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:56 -0500 Original-Received: from pruche.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.22]:50770) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PLTqF-0004OA-4G for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:55 -0500 Original-Received: from pastel.home (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by pruche.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id oAP4rrbP006549; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:53 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9D6B2A867F; Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:53:52 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of "Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:19:41 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3689=0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:133133 Archived-At: >> Agreed. And the other side of the coin is that rather than complain >> about a new package that not included the way we want it, we should >> welcome the new addition and drool over the synergistic opportunity to >> merge it with some other package [yes, maybe I'm pushing it a bit, but >> I'm sure you see what I mean]. > I'm wondering whether it may be used in defface. Probably, yes. > We could start choosing more mellifluous hues by default, and have > color-lab ensure that the text would be readable for all users... That > is, reduce the fruit salad-ey-ness that Emacs has now. That would be wonderful indeed. Not sure easy that would be (what with having to take into account limitations such as an 8- or 16-color text terminal), but it sounds quite intriguing. Stefan