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25.1; describe-symbol doesn't show face with same name as a variable

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24543: closed (25.1; describe-symbol doesn't show face with
 same name as a variable)
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2017 08:54:01 +0000

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From: Alex <agrambot <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.1; describe-symbol doesn't show face with same name as a variable
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:49:11 -0600

Recipe:

emacs -Q
C-h o font-lock-comment-face RET

Only the variable of this name is shown, not the face (which can be
viewed with describe-face, of course).

It appears that when the face only shares a name with a function, then
both the function and face are shown. Only a variable shadows the face
in describe-symbol.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alex <agrambot <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 24543-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24543: 25.1;
 describe-symbol doesn't show face with same name as a variable
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:53:00 +0300

> From: Alex <agrambot <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 24543 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:45:24 -0600
> 
> > if so, could it break some of the users of this function out there?
> 
> Potentially, but I don't see that being an issue in this case. The
> return value isn't documented, so users shouldn't be (and likely aren't)
> relying on describe-face always returning nil. It makes more sense to
> treat describe-face like describe-{function, variable}.

OK, I pushed the changes.

Thanks.

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