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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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 'David Koppelman' <koppel <at> ece.lsu.edu>, 'Stefan Monnier' <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 13686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13686: hi-yellow vs. hi-lock-1
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:24:06 +0530

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

> (And if it were truly immutable then there would be more that is constant about
> it than just its yellow color.  Whether the name should then reflect only
> "yellow" could be based on whether the color were the most important constant
> attribute.)

In lighter vein, I still remember the old days when I looked at
"hi-yellow" and thought that it was a "very bright yellow" and searched
for "lo-yellow".

No, I am not making the above story up.

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