GNU bug report logs - #2663
Background color in Emacs.app

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Packages: ns, emacs;

Reported by: Gilbert Harman <harman <at> princeton.edu>

Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:55:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert <at> gmail.com>

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Report forwarded to bug-submit-list <at> lists.donarmstrong.com, Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>:
bug#2663; Package emacs. (Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:55:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to Gilbert Harman <harman <at> princeton.edu>:
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From: Gilbert Harman <harman <at> princeton.edu>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Background color in Emacs.app
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:48:43 -0400

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In Emacs.app, change the background color from white to black and make
appropriate changes in the text and other colors in .emacs.  Then remove
those changes from .emacs and restart.  The changed colors continue to
appear.

"GNU Emacs 23.0.91.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.6.0, NS apple-appkit-949.43)
 of 2009-03-13 on phi-qp617070u2s.Princeton.EDU"

This has been true in all Emacs.app versions in 23, as far as I can tell.

In Carbon Emacs, running Emacs 22 and earlier versions, the display reverts
to the standard black on white.

 Gil harmaan

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bug reassigned from package `emacs' to `emacs,ns'. Request was from Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com> to control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:10:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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bug#2663; Package emacs,ns. (Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, owner <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>
To: Gilbert Harman <harman <at> princeton.edu>
Cc: 2663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2663: Background color in Emacs.app
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:31 +0100

Gilbert Harman <harman <at> princeton.edu> writes:
> In Emacs.app, change the background color from white to black and make
> appropriate changes in the text and other colors in .emacs.  Then remove
> those changes from .emacs and restart.  The changed colors continue to
> appear.

I once had the same problem. Check if you have a file

~/Library/Preferences/org.gnu.Emacs.plist

That file contained some of the settings from my .emacs, including the
background color, so that deleting if from .emacs didn't have the
desired effect. I'm not sure when and why that file was written. It is
mentioned here

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Mac-Environment-Variables.html

as a means to save Xresources.

Regards,
David
Information forwarded to bug-submit-list <at> lists.donarmstrong.com, Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, owner <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com:
bug#2663; Package emacs,ns. (Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:10:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
Acknowledgement sent to David Engster <deng <at> randomsample.de>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Emacs Bugs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, owner <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:10:06 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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Message #22 received at 2663-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert <at> gmail.com>
To: 2663-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 23:09:14 +0700

Closing, fixed by changes 2009-03-14 and thereabouts to remove NS  
defaults usage.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com. (Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:24:11 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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