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Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch
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Kim F. Storm |
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Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch |
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24 May 2004 10:04:14 +0200 |
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Miles Bader <address@hidden> 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 <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, (continued)
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Richard Stallman, 2004/05/10
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/10
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Miles Bader, 2004/05/10
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Stefan Monnier, 2004/05/11
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Miles Bader, 2004/05/11
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Kevin Rodgers, 2004/05/11
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Miles Bader, 2004/05/11
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Miles Bader, 2004/05/09
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Richard Stallman, 2004/05/10
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Miles Bader, 2004/05/13
- Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch,
Kim F. Storm <=
Re: +face-remapping-20040505-0.patch, Kim F. Storm, 2004/05/24