From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de>
To: jan <rtm443x@googlemail.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>, 41185@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#41185: highlight-regexp not working properly for multiline-matching regexps
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 01:37:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tuly66nz.fsf@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADJx9Lfz5zrkj8F74_-EbR4mk-=ZdpTXpBatxaXgE_J30mO2+w@mail.gmail.com> (jan's message of "Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:25:58 +0100")
jan <rtm443x@googlemail.com> writes:
> start emacs with -Q, open a new buffer, say 'asdf'
> type in 'silly'
>
> Highlight it; M-s h r silly ret
>
> existing silly gets highligted.
>
> Press return a couple of times then type in 'silly' again, does not
> highlight (see silly_twice_only_one_got_highlighted.PNG)
Highlighting is not updated if overlays need to be used because the
buffer does not use font-lock-mode (see the docstring of
`highlight-regexp').
Were you aware of that fact, or does your experiment fail even for
"supported" buffers?
Regards,
Michael.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-15 23:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-11 11:24 bug#41185: highlight-regexp not working properly jan via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2020-05-11 22:55 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-13 11:37 ` bug#41185: highlight-regexp not working properly for multiline-matching regexps Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-13 16:37 ` Michael Heerdegen
2021-06-13 17:11 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-15 13:25 ` jan via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2021-06-15 23:37 ` Michael Heerdegen [this message]
2021-06-16 5:20 ` jan via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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