From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: bob@rattlesnake.com, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>,
monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch
Date: 24 May 2004 10:04:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3vfimfdz5.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040513212808.GA7684@fencepost>
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> writes:
> On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 01:54:20PM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> > BTW, I think perhaps the name `face-override-alist' is a better
> > (clearer) name than `face-remapping-alist', especially if it essentially
> > supports the same syntax as a face property. What do you think?
> >
> > Don't we use the term "remapping" for other such features,
> > such as the keymap feature to remap one command into another command?
>
> The one instance I find (via apropos) is:
>
> command-remapping
> Function: Return the remapping for command COMMAND in current keymaps.
>
> [`remap' yields the same result.]
>
> The reasons I like override better are:
>
> (1) Its meaning is pretty obvious, and more visceral. For instance I think
> if someone didn't know about this feature, and was trying to find out
> why their faces looked weird, they'd be more likely to chance upon or
> recognize `override' as being the likely culprit than `remapping'.
>
> (2) Remapping does seem more to imply a one-to-one replacement of one face
> name with another; if indeed the feature allows merging faces, or even
> un-named face attributes to be used, then I think override fits better.
IMO, override also seems better than remapping in this case.
We also have e.g. overriding-local-map for buffer local bindings.
Maybe overriding-face-attribute-alist or some such...
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-05-24 8:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-04 15:44 +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-05 20:20 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-05 22:12 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-06 14:05 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-08 1:20 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-08 1:39 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-09 10:38 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-09 16:42 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-10 0:00 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-10 0:17 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-10 17:54 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-10 18:25 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-10 22:33 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-10 23:08 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Stefan Monnier
2004-05-11 4:47 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-11 16:30 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-12 1:30 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-10 0:42 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-10 17:54 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
2004-05-13 21:28 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-24 8:04 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2004-05-24 8:15 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Kim F. Storm
2004-05-24 8:48 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Miles Bader
2004-05-24 10:03 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Kim F. Storm
2004-05-24 10:24 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch David Kastrup
2004-05-24 17:35 ` +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch Richard Stallman
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