Paul,
Thanks for responding, after you mail I first did try the minimal.emacs
file but with the same result, I then set a emacs*background and a
emacs*foreground in my ~/.Xdefaults file and the problem was solved :)
Ron
Paul Kinnucan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have not had any trouble with syntax highlighting on either the Solaris
> or the Windows versions of Emacs 20.7.1.
>
> I see nothing obviously wrong with your setup, although there are some
> things in your .emacs file that look wrong to me.
>
> I have heard that there is a bug relating to fontification in 20.7.1 that
> can cause syntax highlighting to fail if you specify a default font color.
> But I haven't seen any evidence of this bug on either Solaris or Windows.
>
> The only thing I can recommend is that you try the minimal .emacs file in
> the JDE installation guide on the JDE website to see if the problem is
> related to your .emacs file.
>
> - Paul
>
