From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Phillip Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: [Newbie] Colorizing keywords Date: 23 Apr 2003 18:54:54 +0100 Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester, U.K. Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1051121190 25390 80.91.224.249 (23 Apr 2003 18:06:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:06:30 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 23 20:06:24 2003 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 198OdT-0006ai-00 for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:06:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 198OdA-0004KJ-04 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:06:04 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!nntp.theplanet.net!inewsm1.nntp.theplanet.net!zen.net.uk!130.88.203.18.MISMATCH!peernews.mcc.ac.uk!cs.man.ac.uk!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: rpc71.cs.man.ac.uk Original-X-Trace: wapping.cs.man.ac.uk 1051120494 32492 130.88.198.228 (23 Apr 2003 17:54:54 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@wapping.cs.man.ac.uk Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 17:54:54 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.93 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:112235 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:8734 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:8734 >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Pollard writes: Robert> Hello all, Robert> Is there a way to define the colors that are used for Robert> keywords in a document? For example, if I am editing an Robert> HTML document I want the keywords colorized instead of just Robert> plain black and white. I know there is an HTML mode but it Robert> doesn't colorize anything. Can I change the colors to Robert> indicate what colors I want if there is a predefined color Robert> scheme for a particular mode? Robert> If there is a way to turn on colorization in HTML mode I Robert> would appreciate someone letting me know how this works. Robert> I am working in Cygwin and Emacs version 21.2.1. Robert> Thanks in advance for any time you use to help me with, You just need to turn it on. There is a check box in the Options menu called "Syntax Highlighting", which should do the trick. Or you can put "(global-font-lock-mode 1)" into your .emacs. There is a detailed description in the FAQ (Help->Faq, then type "i" (for index) and "syntax" and you should find it). Cheers Phil