Document org-block face changes

* doc/org.texi (Editing source code): Document org-block and
  org-block-LANG faces.
* lisp/org-faces.el (org-block): Mention org-block-LANG faces.
* lisp/org.el (org-src-fontify-natively): Add reference to org-block.
* etc/ORG-NEWS: Update entry.

doc/org.texi

@@ -14963,8 +14963,21 @@ variable to @code{nil} to switch without asking.
 @end table
 
 To turn on native code fontification in the @emph{Org} buffer, configure the
-variable @code{org-src-fontify-natively}.
+variable @code{org-src-fontify-natively}.  You can also change the appearance
+of source blocks by customizing the @code{org-block} face or for specific
+languages, by defining @code{org-block-LANGUAGE} faces.  The following
+example shades the background of ``ordinary'' blocks while allowing Emacs
+Lisp source blocks to have a special color.
+@lisp
+(require 'color)
+(set-face-attribute 'org-block nil :background
+                    (color-darken-name
+                     (face-attribute 'default :background) 3))
 
+(defface org-block-emacs-lisp
+  '((t (:background "#EEE2FF")))
+  "Face for Emacs Lisp src blocks")
+@end lisp
 
 @node Exporting code blocks
 @section Exporting code blocks

etc/ORG-NEWS

@@ -302,16 +302,8 @@ sensitive.  Otherwise, it is case insensitive.
 Repeated footnotes are now numbered by referring to a label in the
 first footnote.
 *** The ~org-block~ face is inherited by ~src-blocks~
-This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil.
-
-Thus, =org-block-background= Org 8.2 can be replicated with something
-like the following,
-#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-  (require 'color)
-  (set-face-attribute 'org-block nil :background
-                      (color-darken-name
-                       (face-attribute 'default :background) 3))
-#+END_SRC
+This works also when =org-src-fontify-natively= is non-nil.  It is also
+possible to specify per-languages faces.  See the manual for details.  
 ** New functions
 *** ~org-next-line-empty-p~
 It replaces the deprecated ~next~ argument to ~org-previous-line-empty-p~.

lisp/org-faces.el

@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ follows a #+DATE:, #+AUTHOR: or #+EMAIL: keyword."
        (:foreground "green"))
       (((class color) (min-colors 8) (background dark))
        (:foreground "yellow"))))
-  "Face text in #+begin ... #+end blocks."
+  "Face text in #+begin ... #+end blocks.
+In addition to this face that take precedence for particular
+languages.  For instance, to change the block face for Emacs-Lisp
+blocks define a `org-block-emacs-lisp' face."
   :group 'org-faces
   :version "22.1")
 

lisp/org.el

@@ -5912,7 +5912,8 @@ prompted for."
     t))
 
 (defcustom org-src-fontify-natively t
-  "When non-nil, fontify code in code blocks."
+  "When non-nil, fontify code in code blocks.
+See also the `org-block' face."
   :type 'boolean
   :version "24.4"
   :package-version '(Org . "8.3")