Re: theme and a question about creating them

[Stefan Monnier]

>> It doesn't make much sense to run the theme through `unsafep' while
>> marking `custom-theme-set-variables' and `custom-theme-set-faces' as
>> "safe functions" (which they aren't).
> A user who loads a theme would expects it to do *something*, so I'd
> argue that those two functions should not be considered unsafe while
> performing such an operation.

But if it sets a hook to trigger a nuclear explosion, the user might
be in for a nasty surprise.

> If this really is a concern, how bout marking only
> custom-theme-set-faces as safe?  Then the user can be prompted for any
> (non-built-in) theme that changes variables, but themes that only
> fiddle with faces will be accepted.

I guess that one could be safe, tho IIRC we can set :height to
a function, so there's still a risk.


        Stefan