From unknown Mon Aug 18 14:24:26 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#57064 <57064@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#57064 <57064@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: describe-face accepts face_name as string Reply-To: bug#57064 <57064@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:24:26 +0000 retitle 57064 describe-face accepts face_name as string reassign 57064 emacs submitter 57064 carlmarcos@tutanota.com severity 57064 normal tag 57064 notabug thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Aug 08 21:44:50 2022 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Aug 2022 01:44:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42178 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1oLEIc-0007S4-Bo for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:44:50 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:58550) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1oLEIX-0007Rr-Nm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:44:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58706) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oLEIX-0004PF-Hj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:44:45 -0400 Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:34006) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1oLEIV-0000vN-Sw for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:44:45 -0400 Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C478FBF588 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2022 01:44:40 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1660009480; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:Sender; bh=x2f/shrEbo+bash1mzjSwvGW5LPZfRZQbx1egmkBv5U=; b=wOBadZOYm4WpbHI/dutS3U2njXylEKxLVM4fmkB4StYZC9tIIadH3uUZQ4h6Wqsi Z8zRcIOaP/k+dhB47Bh1/z65A26pVloiebQmMhpS9kB5TLvWfFlSWY9sMBbyjfRx82t qZ1X3lZBTpXAuAcitYyLcIlrAETF5WQD32LyJF0vVMpzVGU1I1b/QmHcU0456bCFdpE mSi42azSUDzP01LQzfgC9WljP1MsF8uZKe0PvYFZHTvmYqLZr/yqsfcFtkJzQD9w/ao c7C4xzKKwKeUS5pwxdPKTfeYwgKPeaqmp1/nJxQRULYRRDXbypLZyB+jy0mNzU5jOpB TsMuqkH4ew== Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 03:44:40 +0200 (CEST) From: carlmarcos@tutanota.com To: Bug Gnu Emacs Message-ID: Subject: describe-face accepts face_name as string MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=81.3.6.162; envelope-from=carlmarcos@tutanota.com; helo=w1.tutanota.de X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) The documentation for function `describe-face' states that a FACE has to be passed (describe-face FACE &optional FRAME) But the code also calls this (if (stringp f) (setq f (intern f))) Meaning that users can pass tho face-name as a string, but this possibility is not mentioned in the documentation of the function. 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Content preview: carlmarcos@tutanota.com writes: > The documentation for function `describe-face' states that a FACE has > to be passed > > (describe-face FACE &optional FRAME) > > But the code also calls this > > (if (stringp f) (setq f (intern f)) [...] Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 57064 Cc: 57064@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) carlmarcos@tutanota.com writes: > The documentation for function `describe-face' states that a FACE has > to be passed > > (describe-face FACE &optional FRAME) > > But the code also calls this > > (if (stringp f) (setq f (intern f))) > > Meaning that users can pass tho face-name as a string, but this > possibility is not mentioned in the documentation of the function. We don't document things that we're not recommending people do. Closing. 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Content preview: tags 57064 notabug close 57064 quit Content analysis details: (-2.9 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) tags 57064 notabug close 57064 quit From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Aug 09 14:41:52 2022 Received: (at 57064) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Aug 2022 18:41:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44963 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1oLUAp-00011d-Sl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:41:52 -0400 Received: from w1.tutanota.de ([81.3.6.162]:56854) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1oLUAn-00011L-Kb for 57064@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 09 Aug 2022 14:41:50 -0400 Received: from w3.tutanota.de (unknown [192.168.1.164]) by w1.tutanota.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 668CCFA0224; Tue, 9 Aug 2022 18:41:43 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1660070503; s=s1; d=tutanota.com; h=From:From:To:To:Subject:Subject:Content-Description:Content-ID:Content-Type:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:In-Reply-To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Message-ID:Reply-To:References:References:Sender; bh=UxVELj1wiZXFfyiR+QXV48NO/I+dVlOFDHf+QxVkN08=; b=jQfbYCW2s+T6XVqbpBVnj0BH/YyCJKhKsg7ppAriEJojuF7+FTZyotUVqcIRoajM qcckIefzrKe9zzhG989WH/NcnmckOscVjKVS6snHH228KFu9utLlRZtz9NUN7+v+VAG AYtdkkLZ63MNj3GE3lh4yZFGzBf2Cg+9BXJr4Bk3l8YMld1trDeJZWIVzFc4jAuBmMc OD0jcM51p+1enDu3gG6aSU75Wvld7UVBjgZAK1yBrFoBdkr25iwhCRvFiOKIUW04LYi Vhy6hbQSnY5S4SUtt27dH7hGNPr1kcZHnc7nJ7omXW4aHqobPAbayXGf6TRQwq8kxp8 mifty61U+w== Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 20:41:43 +0200 (CEST) From: carlmarcos@tutanota.com To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87k07huv51.fsf@gnus.org-N92sLte--B-2> References: <87k07huv51.fsf@gnus.org-N92sLte--B-2> Subject: Re: bug#57064: describe-face accepts face_name as string MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 57064 Cc: 57064@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Aug 9, 2022, 18:30 by larsi@gnus.org: > carlmarcos@tutanota.com writes: > >> The documentation for function `describe-face' states that a FACE has >> to be passed >> >> (describe-face FACE &optional FRAME) >> >> But the code also calls this >> >> (if (stringp f) (setq f (intern f))) >> >> Meaning that users can pass tho face-name as a string, but this >> possibility is not mentioned in the documentation of the function. >> > > We don't document things that we're not recommending people do. > > Closing. > Why do you not want it used?=C2=A0 What's so wrong about it? 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