GNU bug report logs - #11095
24.0.94; hi-lock-face-buffer/unhighlight-regexp': Augment?

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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, "'Jambunathan K'" <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11095 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11095: [PATCH] Re: bug#11095: 24.0.94; hi-lock-face-buffer/unhighlight-regexp': Augment?
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:39:21 -0800

> > -(defface hi-yellow
> > +(defface hi-lock-1
> 
> I'm not sure it's an improvement.  When choosing a face in
> hi-lock-face-buffer, "hi-lock-1" doesn't speak much to me contrary to
> "hi-yellow".

Not specifically related to this face, but it is a bad idea, in general (no
doubt there are exceptions), for a face name to advertize particular face
attributes, such as the color.

The color is presumably something that the user can customize, and is typically
not something that speaks to the use or meaning of the face.

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