From: Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com>
To: Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>,
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Subject: Re: Contrast of from line in notmuch-show-mode and ef-dark
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Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:38:26 +0300
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> From: Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:33:22 +0200
>
> On 2022-09-21 04:36, Protesilaos Stavrou <info@protesilaos.com> writes:
>
>> Another way for live testing is this:
>>
>>     (ef-themes-with-colors
>>       (set-face-attribute
>>        'notmuch-message-summary-face nil
>>        :inherit 'bold :background bg-dim :overline border))
>>
>> In this case the "bg-dim" and "border" are variables which represent
>> colour values.  They are exposed by the 'ef-themes-with-colors' macro.
>>
>> Just evaluate it and you see the results right away.
>
> Thank you! I gave it a try, and it is better. I also tried replacing
> bg-dim with bg-alt, and I now find it very clear. The latter is my
> preferred solution.

Okay, I am noting this.  Though we need to consider the implications, as
there are other places that use 'bg-dim'.  One prominent example is
Magit.  The 'bg-dim' applies to stuff like the currently highlighted
diff hunk.  Do you use Magit?  Do you think the current style is usable?

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