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authorLars Ingebrigtsen2019-11-01 14:17:17 +0100
committerLars Ingebrigtsen2019-11-01 14:17:17 +0100
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Don't claim that anonymous face can't be used in font-lock
* doc/lispref/display.texi (Faces): Anonymous functions can be used when font locking, so adjust the injunction against them (bug#35005).
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi
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@@ -2248,11 +2248,10 @@ is equivalent to a Lisp symbol with the same name.}. Named faces are
2248defined using the @code{defface} macro (@pxref{Defining Faces}). 2248defined using the @code{defface} macro (@pxref{Defining Faces}).
2249Emacs comes with several standard named faces (@pxref{Basic Faces}). 2249Emacs comes with several standard named faces (@pxref{Basic Faces}).
2250 2250
2251 Many parts of Emacs require named faces, and do not accept 2251 Many parts of Emacs require named faces, but some do not accept
2252anonymous faces. These include the functions documented in 2252anonymous faces (e.g., the functions documented in @ref{Attribute
2253@ref{Attribute Functions}, and the variable @code{font-lock-keywords} 2253Functions}). Unless otherwise stated, we will use the term @dfn{face}
2254(@pxref{Search-based Fontification}). Unless otherwise stated, we 2254to refer only to named faces.
2255will use the term @dfn{face} to refer only to named faces.
2256 2255
2257@defun facep object 2256@defun facep object
2258This function returns a non-@code{nil} value if @var{object} is a 2257This function returns a non-@code{nil} value if @var{object} is a