Re: mode-line colors are too hard to distinguish

[Jan Djärv]

Lennart Borgman skrev:
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM, Jan Djärv<address@hidden> wrote:
> > Lennart Borgman skrev:
> > > ... at least I found them to be that.
> > >
> > > How about using corresponding system colors as defaults? Are those
> > > available on all system from the window managers?
> > What exactly are "corresponding system colors"? Mode-lines aren't very
> > common.
>
> I thought of the colors that are used for window manager windows title
> bars. But maybe the suggestion is not the best since they are more
> choosen to be pretty than to be readable. Mode lines are for reading
> too.

Nowdays it isn't just colors for window titles, it is often transparent 
pixmaps for backgrounds. Emacs can't do that yet.

> But I think default colors that more helps to find the active window
> would be very good.

Well, maybe using inactive window title appearance for inactive windows isn't 
such a bad idea.

Probably very hard to find out for some window managers though.

        Jan D.