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23.3; doc of `face-list'

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: bug#9564: closed (Re: bug#9564: 23.3; doc of `face-list')
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:35:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#9564: 23.3; doc of `face-list'

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

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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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From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.3; doc of `face-list'
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:32:17 -0700

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".

In GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2011-03-10 on 3249CTO
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.5) --no-opt --cflags
-Ic:/imagesupport/include'
 

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