Re: mode-line-inactive and face inheritance

[Stefan Monnier]

> Looking at the two rewritten face specs doesn't persuade me this
> is desireable in general (the partial structuring doesn't really
> make things clearer to me).

I agree that the structuring tends to be a bit difficult to read.

>  But for the :inherit tag, I can see it could be useful.

That's the main kind of use I had in mind: I hate duplication so I wanted
to reduce duplication between the different arms of a face spec.

> What happens if the `all' spec contains a tag which is also in the
> specific section? E.g. if all gives one foreground and the specific
> section another -- which one wins?  (I would say the specific
> section).

Of course, the specific section should win, although I haven't actually
checked whether that's indeed what happens.


        Stefan