GNU bug report logs - #51469
27.2; Mismatch: `set-face-attribute' and `face-all-attributes'

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 51469 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51469: 27.2; Mismatch: `set-face-attribute' and
 `face-all-attributes'
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:12:40 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> Why is the &rest argument ARGUMENTS of `set-face-attribute' a plist of
> attributes, but `face-all-attributes' returns an alist of attributes?

It's not essentially a plist, but a list of :keyword value pairs, but
that's splitting hairs.

face-all-attributes could return such a plist, but we usually prefer to
return alists from functions instead of plists.

> Is there a good reason for this status quo?  If not, can we change it to
> get a better fit and not require conversion?

We can't change the output of face-all-attributes (because that would
break code), so I don't think there's anything to do here, and I'm
closing this bug report.

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