From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter S Galbraith Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs newbie - Syntax Highlighting and Indentation Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:07:14 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <1069.1068836834@mixed> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068836958 13405 80.91.224.253 (14 Nov 2003 19:09:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:09:18 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 14 20:09:14 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKjJi-0007ml-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:09:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKkGz-0005j4-8c for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:10:29 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AKkFu-0005cR-94 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:09:22 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AKkFI-0004NA-RS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:09:15 -0500 Original-Received: from [66.110.136.11] (helo=mixed.dyndns.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKkF7-00049U-CK for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:08:33 -0500 Original-Received: by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 81B1F71A34; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:07:15 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from mixed (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F2C571A32; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:07:15 -0500 (EST) Original-To: David Rasmussen In-Reply-To: Message from David Rasmussen of "Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:52:12 +0100." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2+cvs; nmh 1.1-RC1; GNU Emacs 21.3.1 X-Image-URL: http://people.debian.org/~psg/face.png X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14211 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14211 David Rasmussen wrote: > I've installed the Windows version of Emacs 21.3.1. > I have read some tutorials, but I have two questions (for now): > > 1) How do I enable syntax highlighting by default I'm a little disappointed (but not surprised) that everyone replying so far says to edit the .emacs file. The simple and user-friendly answer is to use the Options menu, enable Syntax Highlighting and then Save Options. I'm also encouraging new users to use the custom interface rather than scaring them with elisp edits. My two cents. -- Peter S. Galbraith GPG key 1024/D2A913A1 - 97CE 866F F579 96EE 6E68 8170 35FF 799E 6623'rd GNU/Linux user at the Counter - http://counter.li.org/