GNU bug report logs - #51927
27.2; Rename `highlight-nonselected-windows'

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:05:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.2

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 51927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 51927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51927: 27.2; Rename `highlight-nonselected-windows'
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:20:30 +0200

> This variable seems poorly named, in more ways than one.  Could we
> consider renaming it (by aliasing and perhaps deprecating the old name)?

I agree that it's poorly named.  In bug#49844 we are developing a new feature
for which the most suitable name would be `highlight-nonselected-windows' -
it will highlight nonselected windows by changing their background color.
Unfortunately this name is already occupied by this unrelated variable.
But like Eli said it's too late to rename this variable.
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