text, while other functions leave it after. We call the former
insertion @dfn{after point} and the latter insertion @dfn{before point}.
- Insertion relocates markers that point at positions after the
-insertion point, so that they stay with the surrounding text
-(@pxref{Markers}). When a marker points at the place of insertion,
-insertion may or may not relocate the marker, depending on the marker's
-insertion type (@pxref{Marker Insertion Types}). Certain special
-functions such as @code{insert-before-markers} relocate all such markers
-to point after the inserted text, regardless of the markers' insertion
-type.
+ Insertion moves markers located at positions after the insertion
+point, so that they stay with the surrounding text (@pxref{Markers}).
+When a marker points at the place of insertion, insertion may or may
+not relocate the marker, depending on the marker's insertion type
+(@pxref{Marker Insertion Types}). Certain special functions such as
+@code{insert-before-markers} relocate all such markers to point after
+the inserted text, regardless of the markers' insertion type.
Insertion functions signal an error if the current buffer is
read-only or if they insert within read-only text.
You can use the property @code{face} to control the font and color of
text. @xref{Faces}, for more information.
-In the simplest case, the value is a face name. It can also be a list;
-then each element can be any of these possibilities;
+@code{face} can be the following:
@itemize @bullet
@item
@xref{Face Attributes}.
@end itemize
-It works to use the latter two forms directly as the value
-of the @code{face} property.
+@code{face} can also be a list, where each element uses one of the
+forms listed above.
Font Lock mode (@pxref{Font Lock Mode}) works in most buffers by
dynamically updating the @code{face} property of characters based on
@item font-lock-face
@kindex font-lock-face @r{(text property)}
-The @code{font-lock-face} property is equivalent to the @code{face}
-property when Font Lock mode is enabled. When Font Lock mode is disabled,
+This property specifies a value for the @code{face} property that Font
+Lock mode should apply to the underlying text. It is one of the
+fontification methods used by Font Lock mode, and is useful for
+special modes that implement their own highlighting.
+@xref{Precalculated Fontification}. When Font Lock mode is disabled,
@code{font-lock-face} has no effect.
-The @code{font-lock-face} property is useful for special modes that
-implement their own highlighting. @xref{Precalculated Fontification}.
-
@item mouse-face
@kindex mouse-face @r{(text property)}
-The property @code{mouse-face} is used instead of @code{face} when the
-mouse is on or near the character. For this purpose, ``near'' means
-that all text between the character and where the mouse is have the same
+This property is used instead of @code{face} when the mouse is on or
+near the character. For this purpose, ``near'' means that all text
+between the character and where the mouse is have the same
@code{mouse-face} property value.
+Emacs ignores all face attributes from the @code{mouse-face} property
+that alter the text size (e.g. @code{:height}, @code{:weight}, and
+@code{:slant}). Those attributes are always the same as for the
+unhighlighted text.
+
@item fontified
@kindex fontified @r{(text property)}
This property says whether the text is ready for display. If