On Nov 29, 2006, at 5:58 AM, leonel.gayard@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've recently started to add some Lisp functions to my .emacs file.  
> For
> instance, these two functions change the colors in Emacs, with white
> fonts over black background or vice-versa:
>
> ;;;###autoload
> (defun black-on-white()
>     (and
>          (set-foreground-color "black")
>          (set-background-color "white")))
>
> ;;;###autoload
> (defun white-on-black()
>     (and
>          (set-foreground-color "white")
>          (set-background-color "black")))
>
> Now, I would like to call these functions by typing M-x white-on- 
> black,
> but they simply are not available there. The apropos command (M-x
> apropos) acknowledges that they exist, but when I type M-x
> black-on-white, all I get is "no match".
>
> Any ideas ?

Look at the function: interactive

Probably you just need (interactive) but there is a lot to it.

Perry Smith ( pedz@easesoftware.com )
Ease Software, Inc. ( http://www.easesoftware.com )

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