Re: [External] : Running emacs without any customisation

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 4:14 PM
> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: pquessev@gmail.com, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: [External] :  Running emacs without any customisation
>
> * Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2022-10-13 19:45]:
> > You are completely correct Pascal.  Emacs does take *.background
> > and much more from whatever there is in the x-resource database.
> >
> > Keeping in mind that the x-resource database can be modified by
> > programs the user does not fully have control of, I resist the
> > school of thought that says that one should obey the x-resource
> > database whatever they are.  Using the x-resource database in
> > emacs blindly in unwise.
>
> It is not blindly as it is users' choice.

Am not so sure about that.  Perhaps for some people.  But I can see
many users using a configuration tool that takes a user selection.
Although in principle it is user-defined, the settings might not be
best for emacs display.  We might be expecting users to learn too much
for what they consider as just a tool like the many other gadgets they
use nowadays.  Have suggested the possibility that emacs also provides
defaults.el for light and dark theme.  At least they could start from
something better than is currently provided.