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[PATCH] Point out the default value of FRAME in the `set-face-*' functions.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
Subject: bug#24879: closed (Re: bug#24879: [PATCH] Point out the default
 value of FRAME in the `set-face-*' functions.)
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2016 08:56:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#24879: [PATCH] Point out the default value of FRAME in the `set-face-*' functions.

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
Cc: 24879-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24879: [PATCH] Point out the default value of FRAME in the
 `set-face-*' functions.
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2016 10:56:00 +0200

> From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
> Cc: 24879 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2016 01:17:38 -0700
> 
> Despite that, I sort of see some confusion in the doc when mentioning
> optional args: Sometimes we say "omitted or nil" (e.g.,
> face-all-attributes FRAME arg), sometimes we just say "nil" (e.g.,
> face-attribute FRAME arg). Perhaps more consistency is less confusing.

Thanks, I made sure we mention this consistently in that node.

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From: Hong Xu <hong <at> topbug.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Point out the default value of FRAME in the `set-face-*'
 functions.
Date: Fri,  4 Nov 2016 13:29:10 -0700

---

Feel free to make changes.

 doc/lispref/ChangeLog.1  | 5 +++++
 doc/lispref/display.texi | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog.1 b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog.1
index 610e7541e7de..e492a607368d 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog.1
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog.1
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2016-11-04  Hong Xu  <hong <at> topbug.net>
+
+	* display.texi (Attribute Functions): Point out the default value
+	of FRAME in the various `set-face-*` functions.
+
 2015-03-29  Glenn Morris  <rgm <at> gnu.org>
 
 	* objects.texi (Equality Predicates): Fix typo in example.
diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
index 2e316f8a532c..b19bfa9ef5c2 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi
@@ -2644,8 +2644,8 @@ Attribute Functions
 
   The following commands and functions mostly provide compatibility
 with old versions of Emacs.  They work by calling
-@code{set-face-attribute}.  Values of @code{t} and @code{nil} for
-their @var{frame} argument are handled just like
+@code{set-face-attribute}.  Values of @code{t} and @code{nil}
+(default) for their @var{frame} argument are handled just like
 @code{set-face-attribute} and @code{face-attribute}.  The commands
 read their arguments using the minibuffer, if called interactively.
 

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