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@@ -1760,6 +1760,11 @@ When @code{defface} executes, it defines the face according to
@var{spec}, then uses any customizations that were read from the
init file (@pxref{Init File}) to override that specification.
+When you evaluate a @code{defcustom} form with @kbd{C-M-x} in Emacs
+Lisp mode (@code{eval-defun}), a special feature of @code{eval-defun}
+overrides any customizations of the face. This way, the face reflects
+exactly what the @code{defcustom} says.
+
The purpose of @var{spec} is to specify how the face should appear on
different kinds of terminals. It should be an alist whose elements
have the form @code{(@var{display} @var{atts})}. Each element's