customizing some options in cc mode

customizing some options in cc mode

[Luca]

Hello everyone,

I recently started using emacs for my C++ development and I have a
question about customizing the colours.

I want to customize the code documentation to show up in purple. So
anything in between (// and /**) should show up in the specified
colour.

Does anyone know which emacs variable do I need to set in my .emacs
file for this to work?

Appreciate any help you can give me.

Many thanks,

Luca

Re: customizing some options in cc mode

[Dirk-Jan C. Binnema]

>>>>> "Luca" == Luca  <luca.pamparana@gmail.com> writes:

    Luca> Hello everyone,
    Luca> I recently started using emacs for my C++ development and I have a
    Luca> question about customizing the colours.

    Luca> I want to customize the code documentation to show up in purple. So
    Luca> anything in between (// and /**) should show up in the specified
    Luca> colour.

    Luca> Does anyone know which emacs variable do I need to set in my .emacs
    Luca> file for this to work?

I assume you already have font-locking (syntax-highlighting) enabled?

Anyway, this should do the trick (put in your .emacs):
  (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-comment-face "purple")

This is *global*, so will also affect the way comments are shown in other
modes.

If you want to customize many more of the colors, it might be worthwhile to
define your own color theme; I blogged about that:
  http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2009/03/color-theming.html

Best wishes,
Dirk.

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Re: customizing some options in cc mode

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 12.07.2009 um 11:47 schrieb Luca:

> Does anyone know which emacs variable do I need to set in my .emacs
> file for this to work?


Position the text cursor in such a comment and type C-u C-x =. In the  
*Help* window you'll a description, including that of the face. Click  
on that description and continue to start customising.

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Re: customizing some options in cc mode

[Teemu Likonen]

On 2009-07-12 13:51 (+0200), Peter Dyballa wrote:

> Am 12.07.2009 um 11:47 schrieb Luca:
>
>> Does anyone know which emacs variable do I need to set in my .emacs
>> file for this to work?

> Position the text cursor in such a comment and type C-u C-x =. In the
> *Help* window you'll a description, including that of the face. Click
> on that description and continue to start customising.

If one is just interested in the face one of these will also do:

    M-x describe-face
    M-x customize-face

By default they will offer the face the cursor is currently on.