bug#15899: 24.3.50; regression: `region' overlay is lower priority than default

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 08:23:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: 15899@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 2. Previously, region highlighting used the `face' text property.

No, region never used any text properties.  There was a 'region' face,
yes, but no text property.  Instead, the display engine had special
code for displaying the active region in the 'region' face.