(Faces): `facep' returns t for strings that are face names.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lispref/display.texi b/lispref/display.texi
index aa3284ad0e4..fe0797f1a1c 100644
--- a/lispref/display.texi
+++ b/lispref/display.texi
@@ -1628,12 +1628,12 @@ particular parts of the text or the frame.
 @cindex face id
 Each face has its own @dfn{face number}, which distinguishes faces at
 low levels within Emacs.  However, for most purposes, you refer to
-faces in Lisp programs by their names.
+faces in Lisp programs by the symbol that names them.
 
 @defun facep object
-This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a face name symbol (or
-if it is a vector of the kind used internally to record face data).  It
-returns @code{nil} otherwise.
+This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a face name string
+or symbol (or if it is a vector of the kind used internally to record
+face data).  It returns @code{nil} otherwise.
 @end defun
 
 Each face name is meaningful for all frames, and by default it has the
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ end of a line.
   The way to define a new face is with @code{defface}.  This creates a
 kind of customization item (@pxref{Customization}) which the user can
 customize using the Customization buffer (@pxref{Easy Customization,,,
-emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).  
+emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
 
 @defmac defface face spec doc [keyword value]...
 This declares @var{face} as a customizable face that defaults