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22.2.1 emacs -Q should not turn on font-lock

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From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 2235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2235: 22.2.1 emacs -Q should not turn on font-lock
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:51:29 +0200

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  emacs -Q  README
>>>>
>>>> On a white terminal[1], the results are unreadable. Please deactivate
>>>> font-lock when --no-site-file (as in -Q) option is specified.
>>>
>>> Seems to me like it is better to fix the colors used.
>>
>> That's good, but is only secondary problem.
>>
>> Please refrain from turning on additional features when "bare bones"
>> (-Q) program behavior is asked.
>
> Font lock mode is on by default since Emacs 22.

"By default" I read it "as programs sarts without any other options".

I think it is reasonable to expect that features are reduced, like
font-lock, with option "-Q" to give "bare bones" program start.

Jari

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