Change syntax highlighting colors for C source files

Change syntax highlighting colors for C source files

[Bob Johnson]

Hello everyone,
How would I change some of the syntax highlighting colors in Emacs? For example,
the argument of a printf statement in a C source file is highlighted in bright
pink. Since bright pink on a white background has very little contrast, I would
like to change the highlighting to something darker. I couldn't find where these
options were located in the Customize Emacs menu. Does anyone know how to change
these colors?
Thanks,
Bob Johnson

Re: Change syntax highlighting colors for C source files

[Peter Lee]

>>>> Bob Johnson writes:

    Bob> How would I change some of the syntax highlighting colors in
    Bob> Emacs?

M-x customize-group RET font-lock-highlighting-faces RET

Re: Change syntax highlighting colors for C source files

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:42:31 -0400
> From: Bob Johnson <robertjo@physics.upenn.edu>
> 
> How would I change some of the syntax highlighting colors in Emacs? For example,
> the argument of a printf statement in a C source file is highlighted in bright
> pink. Since bright pink on a white background has very little contrast, I would
> like to change the highlighting to something darker. I couldn't find where these
> options were located in the Customize Emacs menu.

You want to change the font-lock-string face.  Note that this change
is a general one: it will affect _all_ strings Emacs fontifies in
_any_ language, not only in C.