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24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#24594: closed (Re: bug#24594: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode':
 accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face)
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:17:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#24594: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 24594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 24594-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24594: 24.5;
 `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:15:54 -0500

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Of course.  But why would one want to do that?  It's like customizing
> a color named "black" to have the same appearance as "white".
>
> Anyway, looks like one more of those arguments that go nowhere, so I'm
> out.

I can't see this leading anywhere, boldly closing.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding
 the face
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2016 20:22:05 -0700 (PDT)

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See http://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/27527/105: the user wants to use a

different face from face `variable-pitch'.  That seems reasonable.

 

Please consider adding an optional FACE argument, defaulting to face

`variable-pitch'.

 

In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (i686-pc-mingw32)

of 2015-04-11 on LEG570

Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601

Configured using:

`configure --prefix=/c/usr --host=i686-pc-mingw32'

 

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