GNU bug report logs - #7943
23.1; white background is color #e5e5e5 in terminal window

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: warrenharris <at> google.com (Warren Harris)

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:53:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 23.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 7943 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
	"'Warren Harris'" <warrenharris <at> google.com>
Cc: 7943 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#7943: white background is color #e5e5e5 in terminal window
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:18:54 -0800

>       ("white"          7 (229 229 229))	; gray90
>       ("brightwhite"   15 (255 255 255)))	; white
> 
> As you see, what is called "white" in list-colors-display is actually
> gray90....  This definition is used to leave FFFFFF for brightwhite

Wow.  I won't presume to suggest that this is misguided, but I can't help but
wonder why.  Why wouldn't white be called "white" and gray90 be called "gray90"
or "off-white" or some such?  Likewise for red and the rest.  Why change the
standard/conventional/common definition of the color name?

Just wondering.
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