Erik Falor wrote:
> I cannot imagine a situation where this would be desirable.
> Conversely, I think it makes for a great April Fool's Joke. I'd rather
> prefer not being the recipient, though.
>
> What does everyone think about making
> guifont unsettable from the modeline? It is a global option, after all.
> I just don't think it makes that much sense to be set from the modeline.
>
> For that matter, I propose that all options beginning with 'gui' not be
> settable from the mode-line.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Erik Falor
> Registered Linux User #445632 http://counter.li.org
It is a global option, but if you know what you're doing it may sometimes be
useful to set it from a modeline. However, I think I'm going to paraphrase
what the Koran says about drinking wine, viz. "there's good and bad in it, but
more bad than good". Yes, some extreme Islamists assert that that saying is
enough to make all alcohol-containing beverages strictly forbidden to all
believers. But shall all of us have to abide by that interpretation?
Making all "gui<something>" options unsettable from the moudeline would IMHO
be rather rash. Under ":help modeline-local" it is said: "Although it's
possible to set global options from a modeline, this is unusual."
Best regards,
Tony.
--
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us
with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use."
-- Galileo Galilei
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