Re: Proportional fonts in the mode line (one month test)

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com>
> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:26:14 +0200
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> The general constraint with mixed fonts is that the heights and overall
> design character of the two typefaces seldom coincide.  So in this
> scenario the mode-line will be a bit taller/shorter than a regular line
> in the buffer and/or it will feel out of place if the design of the
> glyphs is different.

In all fairness, the mode line is already taller than a regular line
with buffer text, because the mode line has the :box face.

I do agree with the general point you make about mixing different
typefaces.