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Re: emacs/lisp ChangeLog font-lock.el
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Leo |
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Re: emacs/lisp ChangeLog font-lock.el |
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Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:09:18 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
On 2009-08-10 16:30 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> This change seems to be pretty bad. see this attached screenshot.
>
> Please explain what you don't like about it. To me it looks like a
> good example of why this change was made: the new colors have more
> contrast and make it easier to read the text even in low-contrast
> situations (e.g. when you're trying to minimize battery use).
Do you mean running on battery for laptops? I only test the colours on a
Macbook.
> Yes, it makes it more difficult to distinguish the different colors
> used for different parts of the text. But since font-lock is enabled
> by default, the most important aspect is that the text be legible. If
> you want more contrast, then you'll need/want to customize the colors.
I find the string and keyword colors look too alike.
> Stefan "who still thinks the exlcusive use of colors in
> font-lock faces is a big mistake. Bold and italics
> give us a lot more room to maneuver, why not use them?"
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