Subject: Re: bug#2459: 22.2.1: global-font-lock-mode does not turn off colors:ido.el, minibuffer prompt

From: Richard M Stallman <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:25:42 -0500

> This said, font-lock has traditionally been used for the highlighting
    > of buffer's contents, as opposed to modelines, menu-bars, and 
    > minibuffers.

I agree that we should maintain this distinction -- control of display
outside of ordinary buffer contents should not be controlled by Font
Lock mode as such.