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downcasing function arguments by default not appropriate in multi-tty

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#4520: marked as done (downcasing function arguments by
 default not appropriate in multi-tty)
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:06 +0000

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has caused the Emacs bug report #4520,
regarding downcasing function arguments by default not appropriate in multi-tty
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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: downcasing function arguments by default not appropriate in multi-tty
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:27:15 -0700 (PDT)

*Help* buffers downcase function arguments depending on the font in use
 (if it supports italics?).
Changing a buffer's contents based on the font is use is not appropriate
since we have multi-tty, the same buffer can be shown simultaneously in
an X11 frame and a tty frame, and the properties of the font used in the
X11 frame can be very different from the ones used in a tty frame.

So changing the buffer content _by_default_ is not a good idea.
AFAIK we do not do such a thing anywhere else in emacs.

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From: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 4510-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 4520-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4510: 23.1; Separate help-argument-face from downcasing
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:25:22 +0200

I've installed the patch, defaulting `help-downcase-arguments' to nil
as per Dan's request in bug#4520.

If someone objects to the change in the default appearance of argument
names we'll know soon enough...

    Juanma

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