From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Matt Swift Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: confusion over undocumented syntax-table features, font-lock and syntax-tables Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:27 -0500 Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1045339837 566 80.91.224.249 (15 Feb 2003 20:10:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:10:37 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18k8dt-00008g-00 for ; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:10:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18k8fJ-0005Nn-02 for gnu-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:12:01 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18k8fD-0005Hc-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:55 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18k8fB-0005En-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:54 -0500 Original-Received: from pool-68-160-54-133.bos.east.verizon.net ([68.160.54.133] helo=beth.swift.xxx) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18k8er-0004u4-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:33 -0500 Original-Received: from beth.swift.xxx (swift@localhost [127.0.0.1]) h1FKBRBH026740verify=FAIL) for ; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:27 -0500 Original-Received: (from swift@localhost) by beth.swift.xxx (8.12.6/8.12.6/Debian-8) id h1FKBRL1026738; Sat, 15 Feb 2003 15:11:27 -0500 Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org User-Agent: Gnus/5.090016 (Oort Gnus v0.16) Emacs/21.2 X-Mailscanner: clean (beth.swift.xxx) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:4467 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:4467 >> "L" == Luc wrote: L> I just was thinking about too many things at the same time and L> forgot about the exact meaning of char-syntax for a moment. [...] L> I do not believe that there are any bugs related to the things L> discussed in this thread. Matthew just forgot about text L> properties and I just totally got confused for a while. Yes, I did not even realize that a text property could override the syntax table. One question remains, which may yet be bug of some kind: What is the meaning of assigning a matching char to chars in syntax class comment-starter (`<') or string-quote (`"')? Several packages, including sh-script.el, make such an assignment, but I do not see that the meaning of matching chars is documented except for syntax classes open-parenthesis and close-parenthesis.