From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Emacs newbie - Syntax Highlighting and Indentation Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:01:56 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068848186 21741 80.91.224.253 (14 Nov 2003 22:16:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:16:26 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 14 23:16:22 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKmEn-0003NJ-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:16:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKnAO-0007WC-Bz for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:15:52 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 15 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.42 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1068847316 132.204.24.42 (Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:01:56 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:01:56 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:118289 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14231 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14231 > The really easy answer, is to upgrade to the latest version of Emacs from > CVS, if you know how to - it maximizes color by default. Huh?!?! This hasn't changed since at least Emacs-20. > Buried under "Faces", you will find "Font Lock Maximum Decoration". This variable has been set to t (i.e. maximum) for a slong as I can remember. And I don't know anybody who actually makes use of it (other than redundantly setting it to t that is). There's a good reason it's buried. I wish I could kill it once and for all. Stefan