GNU bug report logs - #33093
26.1, 7.2 emacs-mac; M-x list-colors-display RET; L1 is black on black

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>

Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:57:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug

Found in version 26.1

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Van L <van <at> scratch.space>
Cc: 33093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33093: 26.1, 7.2 emacs-mac; M-x list-colors-display RET; L1 is black on black
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:00:25 +0300

>> Sorry, this was implemented intentionally: the first column shows
>> the combination of different background colors with the user's
>> foreground color.  You can see its usefulness after changing the default
>> foreground color for example with 'M-x set-foreground-color RET blue RET'.
>
> I believe that hides the problem lower down to blue foreground on blue background.
>
> Doing 'M-x set-foreground-color RET blue RET’ lets L1 be somewhat legible; but L22, L23 are not at all.

When a sample text is not legible this warns the user against using such
combination of foreground and background colors in user's configuration,
i.e. it's easier for users to visually skip such hardly legible text
in the list when choosing a suitable color.
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