@end smallexample
@end defun
- See also the function @code{buffer-substring-no-properties}
-(@pxref{Buffer Contents}) which copies text from the buffer
-but does not copy its properties.
+ @xref{Buffer Contents}, for the function
+@code{buffer-substring-no-properties}, which copies text from the
+buffer but does not copy its properties.
@node Property Search
@subsection Text Property Search Functions
attribute. With this feature, you do not need to create a face each
time you want to specify a particular attribute for certain text.
@xref{Face Attributes}.
-
-@item
-A cons cell with the form @code{(foreground-color . @var{color-name})}
-or @code{(background-color . @var{color-name})}. These are old,
-deprecated equivalents for @code{(:foreground @var{color-name})} and
-@code{(:background @var{color-name})}. Please convert code that uses
-them.
@end itemize
It works to use the latter two forms directly as the value