--- gutter-items.el~	Sat Jan 08 21:32:53 2000
+++ gutter-items.el	Tue Jan 11 18:48:36 2000
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@
 		 function)
   :group 'buffers-tab)
 
-(defcustom buffers-tab-face 'default
+(make-face 'buffers-tab "Face for displaying the buffers tab.")
+(set-face-parent 'buffers-tab 'default)
+
+(defcustom buffers-tab-face 'buffers-tab
   "*Face to use for displaying the buffers tab."
   :type 'face
   :group 'buffers-tab)