bug#24594: 24.5; `variable-pitch-mode': accept FACE arg instead of hardcoding the face

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Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> I don't really see why the function should be called variable-pitch-mode any
>> more.  Maybe select-buffer-face? IIUC this wouldn't have anything to do with
>> variable pitches any more, except for the default value, maybe?
>
> Agreed.  Unless there is some particular use for limiting the accepted
> FACE to variable-pitch faces.  In that case, additional logic/control
> would be needed.

Doesn't this already exist as buffer-face-set?