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23.0.60; Cannot use function as value of :height face attribute

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 1560-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Cannot use function as value of :height face attribute
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:30:15 -0500

> M-: (set-face-attribute 'default (selected-frame) :height (quote 1+))
> 
> gives this error: (error "Invalid face height" 1+)
> 
> But the Elisp manual, node Face Attributes says this:
> 
> `:height'
> Either the font height, an integer in units of 1/10 point, a
> floating point number specifying the amount by which to scale the
> height of any underlying face, or a function, which is called with
> the old height (from the underlying face), and should return the
> new height.

The default face must always be absolute (i.e., an integer).  I've
clarified the manual.

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