Re: address@hidden: set-face-attribute doesn't set default for new frames]

[Chong Yidong]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> > > set-face-attribute doesn't set the default for new frames with todays
> > > CVS.  Instead, the value used in custom-set-faces is used instead even
> > > though I specify nil for the frame (all current frames and future
> > > frames) in set-face-attribute.
>
> > The original problem is, ultimately, external to Emacs: Gnome themes
> > specify a default X resource for the Emacs mode-line, which should be
> > left to the user.  So I propose reverting my patch, which will fix the
> > current bug, and documenting the X resource problem in PROBLEMS.
>
> That is the immediate cause, but the bug is a bug anyway.
> I think another attempt should be made to fix this.

OK.  I checked in another fix for the bug.  I've tried every
combination of custom-set-face, set-face-attribute, and X resources I
could think of, and it seems to work fine.  But please help me test
the fix!