From: Alex <agrambot@gmail.com>
To: 24543@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#24543: 25.1; describe-symbol doesn't show face with same name as a variable
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:28:05 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r2x3g6ui.fsf@lylat> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87shizwqca.fsf@lylat> (Alex's message of "Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:54:45 -0600")
Alex <agrambot@gmail.com> writes:
> Alex <agrambot@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Recipe:
>>
>> emacs -Q
>> C-h o font-lock-comment-face RET
>>
>> Only the variable of this name is shown, not the face (which can be
>> viewed with describe-face, of course).
>>
>> It appears that when the face only shares a name with a function, then
>> both the function and face are shown. Only a variable shadows the face
>> in describe-symbol.
>
> This is because describe-symbol isn't returning (buffer-string) like
> describe-{function, variable} are.
>
> I've attached a patch fixing this problem.
>
> Additionally, I have attached another patch that re-orders the placement
> of variables/faces in describe-symbol, to put more emphasis on the
> variable entry rather than the face.
Ping. Eli?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-07-26 4:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-25 18:49 bug#24543: 25.1; describe-symbol doesn't show face with same name as a variable Alex
2017-06-16 21:54 ` Alex
2017-07-26 4:28 ` Alex [this message]
2017-07-26 14:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-07-28 7:35 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-07-28 20:45 ` Alex
2017-08-05 8:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
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