# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1119449793 0
# Node ID ce9e9d1055bf5c08b391f605a0d79059d27d3461
# Parent  35913598e5b75160f875958764b2e70772ae7514
(Face Functions): Mention face aliases.

diff -r 35913598e5b7 -r ce9e9d1055bf lispref/display.texi
--- a/lispref/display.texi	Wed Jun 22 13:55:32 2005 +0000
+++ b/lispref/display.texi	Wed Jun 22 14:16:33 2005 +0000
@@ -2523,6 +2523,17 @@
 differently from the default face.
 @end defun
 
+@cindex face alias
+A @dfn{face alias} provides an equivalent name for a face.  You can
+define a face alias by giving the alias symbol the @code{face-alias}
+property, with a value of the target face name.  The following example
+makes @code{modeline} an alias for the @code{mode-line} face.
+
+@example
+(put 'modeline 'face-alias 'mode-line)
+@end example
+
+
 @node Auto Faces
 @subsection Automatic Face Assignment
 @cindex automatic face assignment