parenthesis matching in lisp mode

parenthesis matching in lisp mode

[Zimmen Gnauh]

   By parenthesis matching, I mean that the paired parenthesis are
highlighted when the cursor is on one of the parenthesis. How can I
make this work in lisp mode? 

Re: parenthesis matching in lisp mode

[Phillip Garland]

When in a lisp mode buffer do 

M-x show-paren-mode

or add this in your .emacs file to have this done automatically:

(add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (show-paren-mode)))

~Phillip

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Zimmen Gnauh wrote:

> 
>    By parenthesis matching, I mean that the paired parenthesis are
> highlighted when the cursor is on one of the parenthesis. How can I
> make this work in lisp mode? 
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Re: parenthesis matching in lisp mode

[David Kastrup]

Phillip Garland <pgarland@u.washington.edu> writes:

> When in a lisp mode buffer do 
> 
> M-x show-paren-mode
> 
> or add this in your .emacs file to have this done automatically:
> 
> (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (show-paren-mode)))

Nonsense.  You could enter the above just as
(add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook 'show-paren-mode)
but it would be equally wrong: it _toggles_ show-paren-mode every
time the lisp mode hook gets executed.

So please rather write
(add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda() (show-paren-mode 1)))

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Re: parenthesis matching in lisp mode

[Ehud Karni]

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On 18 Jan 2003 23:17:13 +0100, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda() (show-paren-mode 1)))

Since `show-paren-mode' is a global minor-mode, I don't see whats good
in it turned on (and staying on) only after the 1st visit of elisp file.
I suggest to turn it on permanently in your initialization file.
Add    (show-paren-mode 1)    to your .emacs file. 

BTW. You can do it through `customize' (The way is: Editing -->
     Matching --> Paren Matching --> Paren Showing, or use
     M-x customize-apropos show-paren).

Ehud


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Re: parenthesis matching in lisp mode

[Oliver Scholz]

Phillip Garland <pgarland@u.washington.edu> writes:

> When in a lisp mode buffer do 
>
> M-x show-paren-mode
>
> or add this in your .emacs file to have this done automatically:
>
> (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (show-paren-mode)))
>
> ~Phillip

David mentioned already that this should be `(show-paren-mode 1)'.
Besides that `show-paren-mode' is a _global_ minor mode. So a simple

(show-paren-mode 1)

in your .emacs would do. You have it in all major mode then, but that
won't hurt IMO. If you really want it *only* in lisp-mode, you have to
make it buffer local first:

(add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook
	  (lambda ()
	    (make-local-variable 'show-paren-mode)
	    (show-paren-mode 1)))

    Oliver
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