Re: use faces on the mode-line for compile.el

[Juri Linkov]

> If the mode-line for the compilation buffer would be a bit more
> visible it would be easier to see if a compilation is still running
> (which is handy if you have compilations that take a long time and
> don't want to spend too much time checking if it's done).
> Also if the compilation fails it's nice to be able to see it faster.
> It can be seen with just the peripheral vision, or from farther away
> from the screen.

I think it would be more useful if the result message displayed
in the minibuffer was the same as at the end of the compilation
buffer, i.e.

Compilation exited abnormally with code 1 at Sun Feb 24 19:36:34

The date part at the end of this message may be not necessary
when displayed in the minibuffer.

> A simple patch can accomplish the above. It uses
> font-lock-warning-face which is designed to be highly visible.

What do you think about using a special compilation face
`compilation-error' that inherits from `font-lock-warning-face'?
This face is already used to highlight the exit code at the end of the
compilation buffer.

But maybe we should add a new face?

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/