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bug#40750: Use error face for errors
From: |
Basil L. Contovounesios |
Subject: |
bug#40750: Use error face for errors |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:35:26 +0000 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> ndame <ndame@protonmail.com> writes:
>
>> There is a standard face: error, which is red by default.
>>
>> Error messages in emacs should use it. It makes errors more conspicuous in
>> the echo area and the Messages buffer, distinguishing them from regular
>> messages.
>
> I think having Emacs using red for error message in the echo area etc
> would look pretty odd? Anybody got an opinion here?
I agree, but in theory there could be a customisable face for this that
defaults to the current default.
But is it even possible to systematically tell whether a given message
corresponds to an error?
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Basil