;; A face property can have three forms: a face name (a string or
;; symbol), a property list, or a list of these two forms. In the
;; list case, the faces will be combined, with the earlier faces
;; A face property can have three forms: a face name (a string or
;; symbol), a property list, or a list of these two forms. In the
;; list case, the faces will be combined, with the earlier faces