Re: Derived Mode 101 HOWTO

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>>> However syntax highlighting for 'newlisp-font-lock-keywords fails.
>> 
>> In what way, exactly.
>> If you look at one of the keywords you're trying to highlight (like
>> "array"), what does it look like?  What does M-x list-text-properties-at say
>> about the `face' property on those keywords?

>  It is not colorized.

>  list-text-properties-at returns:
>  "Text property at 2235:  fontified  t"

>  Would expect something like:
>  "Text properties at 2235:

>  face                 font-lock-keyword-face
>  fontified            t
>  "

What is the value of `font-lock-keywords' in that buffer?
 
>  Now I have another error message from XEmacs:
>  """
>  Range must be t or a character: "+-*/.<>=!?$%_&~^:"
>  """

Please do (setq debug-on-error t) and then reproduce the problem.
You'll hopefully get a backtrace that will give us more info.


        Stefan