Re: Faces?

[Stefan Monnier]

Douglas Lewan [2020-07-01 16:51:52] wrote:
> Thanks for all the help. It turns out the door into what I want is the two
> functions (add-face-text-property) and (face-list) (or M-x
> list-faces-display). From there I'm sure I can begin to do more 
> sophisticated things.

`face-list` and `list-faces-display` should be used sparingly: you
should usually either use a face you already now or one you created
yourself on purpose.  The appearance of each face can change drastically
depending on the user's preferences, so don't rely on
`list-faces-display` too much.


        Stefan