Re: Customising display-fill-column-indicator-mode

[wilnerthomas]

Aug 25, 2022, 06:31 by eliz@gnu.org:

>> Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:42:58 +0000
>> From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me>
>> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>>
>> ------- Original Message -------
>> On Thursday, August 25th, 2022 at 5:29 AM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> > > Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 23:18:27 +0000
>> > > From: uzibalqa uzibalqa@proton.me
>> > > Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>> > > 
>> > > Turning again to the indicator, can the problem be fixed so that the 
>> > > indicator
>> > > in not so thin on a dark background. It colour is also a problem as it 
>> > > does
>> > > not meet the Accessible Criteria in WCAG 2.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > We've made a full circle: I suggested at the beginning to find a more
>> > prominent character, and customize this feature to use that instead of
>> > the default.
>>
>> You have declined giving much information at how to set up the variable with 
>> a unicode,
>> and when I have done so, it did not work out.  The indicator remained the 
>> same as it has
>> been by default.
>>
>
> I didn't decline anything.  You are probably confusing me with someone
> else.
>

Assuming you are right.

I have done

     (setq display-fill-column-indicator t)

     (setq display-fill-column-indicator-character ?\u2503)

     (set-face-foreground 'fill-column-indicator "green")

     (global-display-fill-column-indicator-mode)
 

Have also done 

    (global-display-fill-column-indicator-mode)

    (setq display-fill-column-indicator t)

    (setq display-fill-column-indicator-character ?\u2503)

     (set-face-foreground 'fill-column-indicator "green")


The two attempts did not change the indicator colour.


> With the customize interface, you just type the character, for example
> using "C-x 8 RET" followed by the character's codepoint in hex. 
>
>> Refusing to follow any accessible criteria is also a disservice to
>> many users.
>>
>
> I didn't refuse anything.
>
Accepting you are right about this one as well.  Have you seen how the 
indicator 
character looks like on a dark theme like modus-vivendi?