From 68524050f5137341f04b2bc3a5abb4f282788a43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:05:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Defining Faces): Explain C-M-x feature for defface. --- lispref/display.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi index f644a02c2eb..8cf25110308 100644 --- a/lispref/display.texi +++ b/lispref/display.texi @@ -1760,6 +1760,11 @@ When @code{defface} executes, it defines the face according to @var{spec}, then uses any customizations that were read from the init file (@pxref{Init File}) to override that specification. +When you evaluate a @code{defcustom} form with @kbd{C-M-x} in Emacs +Lisp mode (@code{eval-defun}), a special feature of @code{eval-defun} +overrides any customizations of the face. This way, the face reflects +exactly what the @code{defcustom} says. + The purpose of @var{spec} is to specify how the face should appear on different kinds of terminals. It should be an alist whose elements have the form @code{(@var{display} @var{atts})}. Each element's -- 2.30.2