From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: mike hardy Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: keeping changed face Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:16:40 GMT Organization: "We'd prefer you called it the 'Outfit'" Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1034472048 16232 127.0.0.1 (13 Oct 2002 01:20:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 01:20:48 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 180XR1-0004Dg-00 for ; Sun, 13 Oct 2002 03:20:47 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 180XRW-0005kc-00; Sat, 12 Oct 2002 21:21:18 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!west.cox.net!cox.net!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus v5.9.0/Emacs 21.0.102 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.9.0/Emacs 21.0.102 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.9.0/Emacs 21.0.102 Original-Lines: 29 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.214.113.7 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net Original-X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1034471800 63.214.113.7 (Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:16:40 PDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:16:40 PDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:105989 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:2536 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:2536 Nostradamus foretold that on Sat Oct 12 2002, Jesper Harder would write: > mike hardy writes: > > > When using the "Text Properties" pop-up I can alter the look of a > > pre-selected region of text using "Face..." - how do I save the text > > file with the changes I made so that the next time I load it the face > > changes are still there? > > In general, you can't save the changes. > > Emacs does have one mode where the faces *are* saved: enriched mode. Do > `M-x enriched-mode' to turn it on. Of course, the file will no longer > be saved as plain text, so you might not want this if the file has to be > used for other purposes. Great (works just like I wanted)! Most of the text files I want to alter are only loaded into Emacs anyway so this is perfect. Thx... Mike -- ------------------------ mhardy_mail@NO_SPAM@yahoo.com Help Wanted: Psychic. You know where to apply.