GNU bug report logs - #9564
23.3; doc of `face-list'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:42:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 23.3

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 9564-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 9564-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9564: 23.3; doc of `face-list'
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:34:18 -0400

> Both doc string and Elisp manual say that `face-list' returns a list of
> face names.  This is incorrect or at least misleading.  A "name" value
> in Emacs typically refers to a string value.  The doc should say clearly
> that the list elements are face _symbols_, not face "names".

Indeed, thank you.  Actually, they're just faces.  And faces happen to
be represented by symbols.
Should be fixed now,


        Stefan
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