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: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 'David Koppelman' <koppel <at> ece.lsu.edu>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 13686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13686: hi-yellow vs. hi-lock-1
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:46:50 -0500

>> "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.

We could definitely add such core faces.  But in order for that to
augment current functionality, we still need a way for the user to
specify the highlighting directly by its attribute.


        Stefan

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