Re: [Emacs-trunk-diffs] Changes to emacs/lisp/faces.el

[Richard Stallman]

    Open a binary file, and apply some face (like mouse drag) to a region 
    with intermittent special glyphs. Even though selection or bold do not 
    collide with the default face you chose, only the normal characters get 
    this face. That way it is impossible to see where the bounds of the 
    selection are.

I see the problem.  It looks like the same problem happens with
display tables, too, using your old code.  Didn't this happen for you
with the old code?