Re: Items in FOR-RELEASE

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I see in FOR-RELEASE the following items:
>> 
>> * NEW FEATURES
>> 
>> ** Face remapping.
>> 
>> Is that really correct?  I feel like the first two are not necessary
>> for the new release.

> There is one reason to include face remapping into the next release.
> This would allow to get rid of all face variables that were introduced
> after the previous release only for the sake of making face variables
> buffer-local (i.e. face variables that were added with the same name
> as face names).  With buffer-local faces such face variables are
> useless, so it's better to remove them before the next release.

Huh?  What's your timeline for the next release? 2080?
Besides, what makes you think that face remapping is a better solution to
mode-specific faces?  I like face-remapping but it's not a panacea.


        Stefan