On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:27:21PM +0100, Sebastian Urban wrote: > Hello, > > I'm beginner in the world of Emacs and I have a problem with > disappearing 'table-cell' face in Text-based Tables [...] > Is this normal behaviour, do modes with syntax highlighting > override(?) faces from other environment like table? (For some reason I don't manage to get table-cell face to bear in my setup, so I can't double-check what I am talking about. So take with two fists of salt) It's quite possible that font-lock is obliterating your table-cell face. To perhaps get an idea of what's going on, just move point to one of those character positions you think should be fontified differently and do M-x describe-char. You'll get a description of the character at point, but also of the properties and overlays at this position, including the faces and their priorities. Cheers -- t