Re: custom-set-faces [was: Highlight Active Window]

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Peter Jones wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> > You should not write custom-set-faces by hand.
>
> I've read this statement before, but I've never seen any explication
> as to why.  Is it just because customize will blow it away?

Yes. Or you may blow away the settings defined through custom.

> I use custom-set-faces in a separate elisp files, but not in my
> custom-file.  I also never use customize, so maybe that's why I've not
> seen any issues.
>
> Any other reason to not use custom-set-faces?

Maybe it is impolite to those who wrote custom ... ;-)