Re: reducing defface redundancy

[Kai Großjohann]

Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:

> With the suggested algorithm, if he changes `:inherit mode-line',
> `:underline t', or adds a previously unused attribute, that change will
> apply to all environments.  However, if he changes `:background ...',
> the change will only apply to the relevant branch of the `conditional'
> in the defface spec.  So basically the rewritten face spec will look
> like the original face-spec except with the user's changes integrated.

I like this idea.  It is simple and easy to grok for the user.

At a later time, people can think about enhancing Custom such that
more complicated things can be done, eg. using Emacs running on a
light background to change the color for dark backgrounds.

kai
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