Re: delphi-other-face mismatch

[martin rudalics]

Richard M. Stallman wrote:
>     Setting the value to the face `default' (which produces the desirable
>     visual effect) is not exactly the same as a nil value.
>
> When you say it is "not exactly the same", could you explain what that
> means?  The two values are not eq, of course--is that what you mean?
> Or are you referring to a difference in the user-level effects?
> If so, what is the difference?

When redisplay merges faces a face `nil' won't have any effect on the previous
face.  `default' will override the previous face with the default face.