On 2020-11-17, 16:30 +0000, João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com> wrote:
>> [...]
>>
>> just to point out that the "?" is easy to get.
>>
>> On 'emacs -Q':
>>
>> (require 'flymake)
>> (setq flymake-start-on-flymake-mode nil)
>>
>> Now visit an '*.el' file. Activate 'flymake-mode' and check the
>> modeline.
>
> Indeed, that's not a misconfiguration. But I'd say it's an edge case:
> normally one does want to start checking when enabling flymake, I just
> kept that option there for backward compatibility. I personally see no
> use for it, do you?
The fact that the option exists means that some people might be using
it. Is there any immediate downside to keeping it around? Personally,
I am fine with any decision you may take and agree that it is not what
one would normally expect when activating 'flycheck-mode'.
What I wanted to suggest when I opened this issue is merely this: if
this "edge case" option remains present, please consider reviewing the
face it uses (with 'mode-line-emphasis' being more appropriate than
'mode-line').
Yes, I am totally fine with changing the face, or using some other character to indicate this situation. I just don't see it as super priority because it's an odd setting to have, in my opinion, but patches welcome.
João