From 05924677f065c019bdbceeced995ae806f2e243c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Mackenzie Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:57:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * doc/lispref/display.texi (Defining Faces): Say a face can't be undefined. --- doc/lispref/display.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/lispref/display.texi b/doc/lispref/display.texi index 276d60b21a7..9eb406b3c6a 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/display.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/display.texi @@ -2476,6 +2476,11 @@ face name. In the vast majority of cases, this is not necessary; the usual procedure is to define a face with @code{defface}, and then use its name directly. +@cindex face (non-removability of) +Note that once you have defined a face (usually with @code{defface}), +you cannot later undefine this face safely, except by restarting +Emacs. + @defmac defface face spec doc [keyword value]@dots{} This macro declares @var{face} as a named face whose default face spec is given by @var{spec}. You should not quote the symbol @var{face}, -- 2.39.2