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"Robert D. Crawford" <rdc1x@comcast.net> writes:

> Hadron <hadronquark@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Is it possible to interactively query whyt "face" a certain word is
>> using in a font-lock mode?
>
> This should work.  I adapted it from a function in emacspeak and have
> tested it several times.
>
> (defun rdc-show-face-at-point ()
>   "Show value of property faceat point."
>   (interactive )
>   (let ((f (get-text-property (point) 'face))
>         (o
>          (delq nil
>                (mapcar
>                 #'(lambda (overlay)
>                     (overlay-get overlay 'face))
>                 (overlays-at (point))))))
>     (message "Face %s" f
>              (if o
>                  o
>                " "))))
>
>
> There might be a better way to do it or there might be a way built into
> emacs.  
>
> rdc

worked great! thanks. font-lock-variable-name-face it was. Couldnt
customise it from the variable query though which surprised me. But
could do from edit/text/display faces.