GNU bug report logs - #15977
24.3.50; enhancement request: `sample' for Customize colors should show fg & bg

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 23:10:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3.50

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 15977 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15977: 24.3.50; enhancement request: `sample' for Customize colors should show fg & bg
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:35:32 -0700
Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Please change `sample' for a color value in Customize so that it shows
> the color both as a foreground and as a background.  E.g., show `sam' as
> foreground and `ple' as background.
>
> A color can be used for either.  This would give a less misleading idea
> of the effect of the option value.
>
> For example, consider a color value that is used only as a background.
> It makes little sense to show its sample as only a foreground.

I'm not quite sure what you're referring to here -- do you have a recipe
for how to show Customize colours?

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