2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 548b9b1b959..e70e00e2f57 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-11-20  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * xfaces.c (Finternal_set_lisp_face_attribute): Use
+        :ignore-defface for new frame defaults when `unspecified' is
+        supplied.
+        (Finternal_get_lisp_face_attribute): Hide :ignore-defface.
+
 2005-11-20  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
         * charset.c (invalid_character): Use Lisp-readable syntax
diff --git a/src/xfaces.c b/src/xfaces.c
index 89fad414153..8729441925a 100644
--- a/src/xfaces.c
+++ b/src/xfaces.c
@@ -4054,7 +4054,11 @@ FRAME 0 means change the face on all frames, and change the default
 
   /* Set lface to the Lisp attribute vector of FACE.  */
   if (EQ (frame, Qt))
-    lface = lface_from_face_name (NULL, face, 1);
+    {
+      lface = lface_from_face_name (NULL, face, 1);
+      if (UNSPECIFIEDP (value))
+        value = Qignore_defface;
+    }
   else
     {
       if (NILP (frame))
@@ -4880,6 +4884,9 @@ frames).  If FRAME is omitted or nil, use the selected frame.  */)
   else
     signal_error ("Invalid face attribute name", keyword);
 
+  if (IGNORE_DEFFACE_P (value))
+    return Qunspecified;
+
   return value;
 }