2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 3e02738e9b7..88debfeb812 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-06-18  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * faces.el (face-set-after-frame-default): Don't exclude `default'.
+
 2008-06-18  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
         * mouse.el (buffer-face-mode-invoke): Declare.
diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index f3e88686196..251bacc5610 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -2045,7 +2045,10 @@ Initialize colors of certain faces from frame parameters."
     ;; Initialize faces from face specs and X resources.  The
     ;; condition-case prevents invalid specs from causing frame
     ;; creation to fail.
-    (dolist (face (delq 'default (face-list)))
+    (dolist (face (face-list))
+      ;; This loop used to exclude the `default' face for an unknown reason.
+      ;; It lead to odd behaviors where face-spec settings on the `default'
+      ;; face weren't obeyed for new frame.
       (condition-case ()
           (progn
             (face-spec-recalc face frame)