Re: format-mode-line

[Stefan]

> There is no term "base face".  What he means is a face to apply
> by default to any characters that don't specify some other face.
> So that you would get the same face actually used in the mode line.

Is it added as a `face' text-property only at those spots where the `face'
property would otherwise be nil?  Or is it appended to the `face' property
of every character?

> I think adding an argument specifying a default face for format-mode-line
> is a good way to do it.

That's assuming that there is a need for such a feature.
I haven't seen no evidence of it.


        Stefan