GNU bug report logs - #13686
24.3.50; Re-look hi-lock-face-defaults (aka Provide more "core" faces for highlighting)

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Message #29 received at 13686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 'David Koppelman' <koppel <at> ece.lsu.edu>, 13686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13686: hi-yellow vs. hi-lock-1
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:19:39 +0530

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> "hi-lock-1", "hi-lock-2", etc. are the best names.

My earlier mail asked for making the highlighting face a "core" one.  So
having highlight-1, highlight-2 etc as "core" themable faces will make
theme designers pay attention to it.

From a theming perspective, the sequence 1, 2 etc are not merely opaque
names.  I have argued that they can be look at as "angles" on a "color
wheel".

So if we are looking at triads of colors, we are looking at colors at
positions n * 120 degrees apart on a color wheel.

The colors of highlight faces *should not* be chosen independently.
They should "gel" well with each other.  
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