:group 'basic-faces)
@end example
+@kindex face-defface-spec @r{(face symbol property)}
+@kindex saved-face @r{(face symbol property)}
+@kindex customized-face @r{(face symbol property)}
+@kindex theme-face @r{(face symbol property)}
+@kindex face-documentation @r{(face symbol property)}
Internally, Emacs stores each face's default spec in its
@code{face-defface-spec} symbol property (@pxref{Symbol Properties}).
The @code{saved-face} property stores any face spec saved by the user
If @var{frame} is omitted or @code{nil}, that means the selected frame
(@pxref{Input Focus}). If @var{frame} is @code{t}, this function
-returns the value of the specified attribute for newly-created frames
-(this is normally @code{unspecified}, unless you have specified some
-value using @code{set-face-attribute}; see below).
+returns the value of the specified attribute for newly-created frames,
+i.e.@: the value of the attribute before applying the face spec in the
+face's @code{defface} definition (@pxref{Defining Faces}) or the spec
+set by @code{face-spec-set}. This default value of @var{attribute} is
+normally @code{unspecified}, unless you have specified some other
+value using @code{set-face-attribute}; see below.
If @var{inherit} is @code{nil}, only attributes directly defined by
@var{face} are considered, so the return value may be
@w{@code{(@var{attr-name} . @var{attr-value})}}. Optional argument
@var{frame} specifies the frame whose definition of @var{face} to
return; if omitted or @code{nil}, the returned value describes the
-default attributes of @var{face} for newly created frames.
+default attributes of @var{face} for newly created frames, i.e.@: the
+values these attributes have before applying the face spec in the
+face's @code{defface} definition or the spec set by
+@code{face-spec-set}. These default values of the attributes are
+normally @code{unspecified}, unless you have specified some other
+value using @code{set-face-attribute}; see below.
@end defun
@defun merge-face-attribute attribute value1 value2
@defun set-face-attribute face frame &rest arguments
This function sets one or more attributes of @var{face} for
-@var{frame}. The attributes specifies in this way override the face
+@var{frame}. The attributes specified in this way override the face
spec(s) belonging to @var{face}.
The extra arguments @var{arguments} specify the attributes to set, and
If @var{frame} is @code{t}, this function sets the default attributes
-for newly created frames. If @var{frame} is @code{nil}, this function
-sets the attributes for all existing frames, as well as for newly
-created frames.
+for newly created frames; they will effectively override the attribute
+values specified by @code{defface}. If @var{frame} is @code{nil},
+this function sets the attributes for all existing frames, as well as
+for newly created frames.
@end defun
The following commands and functions mostly provide compatibility