Re: [PATCH] add defined-colors-with-face-attributes to faces.el

[Chong Yidong]

Jan Moringen <address@hidden> writes:

> in an application I wrote, the user is prompted for a color using
> `read-color'. The completion table used there presents color names.
> However, based on color names alone, I often found it hard to choose a
> color. Therefore I wrote `defined-colors-with-face-attributes' which is
> like `defined-colors' but adds text properties to the color names that
> make them render with the color they name as background. I also changed
> `read-color' to call the new function when a color display is available.
>
> I have tested the new behavior on X displays and TTYs and it seems to
> work. However, I could not test windows or other terminal types and/or
> other color depths.
>
> If this change is considered useful, I would like to contribute it. I
> have done the copyright assignment for Emacs.

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