RE: 23.0.50; face-problems with multy-tty

[Drew Adams]

> What is needed is something like what `C-M-x' does on `defface' forms.

I haven't been following this thread, but, FWIW, I asked for a programmatic way 
to do exactly that in thread "need a way to override defface" (2007-07-14):

> "something analogous to what `setq' does for `defvar' and `defcustom'.
> Something, for instance, that a user can put in .emacs to override a
> predefined `defface'.

I got no replies to that request, but perhaps your need will bring that or 
something similar about?