Re: Idea: Be able to use text properties as face attributes

[Clément Pit-Claudel]

On 2017-03-26 19:26, Drew Adams wrote:
>>> Maybe you could elaborate, e.g., with a (fictitious) example?
>>> Maybe show what else you think is needed for that, beyond
>>> what I suggested.
>>
>> I think your proposal would make what I described possible :)
> 
> I don't see how.  It seems like another code change would be
> needed to support it.  Not that both could not be done at the
> same time, but I don't see that what I suggested, by itself,
> would also realize what you suggest.

You're right.  I just think that implementing your suggestion would be a 
significant first step towards what I described (and in fact would get us most 
of the way there, inasmuch as the rest of the changes would be rather minimal).

> If both enhancements were made at the same time then yes, the
> doc change for my suggestion would be different.  Again, a
> priori I have nothing against (someone) making both changes.
> 
> Thanks for thinking about this.

Thank you for suggesting this!