From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
Cc: Lute Kamstra <Lute.Kamstra.lists@xs4all.nl>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Face specifications in font-lock-keywords.
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:59:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3is3080rc.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871x9oc9i9.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Wed, 06 Apr 2005 09:37:50 -0400")
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> (I'm updating the node Search-based Fontification in the lisp manual.)
>> The lisp manual says that a FACESPEC can be a list of the form
>
>> (face FACE PROP1 VAL1 PROP2 VAL2...)
>
>> whereas the docstring of font-lock-keywords says that this can be a
>> list of the form:
>
>> (face VAL1 PROP2 VAL2 PROP3 VAL3 ...)
>
>> The latter is obviously wrong. But is the former correct?
>
> To me both are equivalent and correct. What's the problem exactly?
> Regarding the discrepancy, I'd suggest we use the first form since it's
> a bit more explicit.
IMO, both of these are hard to understand at first sight.
I think (face FACE [PROP VAL]...) would be clearer.
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-04-06 13:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-04-06 12:30 Face specifications in font-lock-keywords Lute Kamstra
2005-04-06 13:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-04-06 13:59 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2005-04-06 16:22 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-04-06 17:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-04-06 18:48 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-04-06 22:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-04-07 6:58 ` Ralf Angeli
2005-04-07 12:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-04-06 14:16 ` Lute Kamstra
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