On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:00:55 +0200, Ralf Angeli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This shouldn't be a face symbol but an expression (whose value is typically
> > a face symbol). I.e.:
> >
> > (setq font-lock-keywords '(("foo" (0 'bold))))
>
> Oh, thank you for this information. I wasn't aware of this
> distinction.
>
> Does this mean using an expression is the canonical way of referring
> to faces in `font-lock-keywords' and using a symbol is only supported
> for reasons of backward compatibility by faces with an associated
> variable?
No, it's just an expression -- for the standard font-lock faces there
are variable names that are _exactly_ the same as the face names,
which evaluate to the corresponding face name.
[I think this is silly and confusing, but font-lock is verrrrry old...]
-Miles
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