Re: custom type `color' is not enforced

[Richard Stallman]

    >     `C-h M-o color RET TAB' correctly gives all options defined with :type
    >     `color' (rigid equality test). However, since Emacs currently does not
    >     distinguish type `color' from type `string' (= this bug),
    >
    > That statement surprises me.  The two types have different names, and
    > don't behave the same, so in what sense does Emacs not distinguish
    > them?

    Please reread what I said:

You said Emacs does not distinguish type `color' from type `string'.
That's mistaken; it does distinguish them.  They behave differently.

I agree it would be good to make `color' check for a valid color.
I hope someone will do that.