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From: jpkotta <jpkotta@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: highlighting keywords in comments
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 08:18:59 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <fe1e2121-633a-4fbb-8d32-57d17b038e5b@a21g2000prj.googlegroups.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jwvwrkcos0y.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org

On Mar 6, 3:31 pm, Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > In java-mode (and other cc-modes), I have the following code
> >                    (font-lock-add-keywords
> >                     nil
> >                     '(("\\(FIXME\\|TODO\\)" 1 font-lock-warning-face)))
> > However, this doesn't work on FIXME or TODO words in comments, making it
> > much less useful.  Is there a way for these keywords to be highlighted in
> > font-lock-warning-face, even in comments?
>
> Check the doc of `font-lock-keywords', especially the OVERRIDE part.
>
>         Stefan

(defvar warning-words-regexp
  (regexp-opt '("FIXME" "TODO" "BUG" "XXX" "DEBUG") 'words)
  "Regexp matching words that commonly denote something that
  warrants attention in programs.")

(setq warning-words-font-lock-spec
      (cons warning-words-regexp
            (list
             0 ;; use whole match
             'font-lock-warning-face
             t ;; OVERRIDE
             )))

(font-lock-add-keywords
 'c-mode ;; or nil for current buffer
 (list
  warning-words-font-lock-spec))


  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-07 16:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.3.1299438195.5045.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-03-06 21:22 ` highlighting keywords in comments Tim X
2011-03-06 21:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-07 16:18   ` jpkotta [this message]
2011-03-06 19:03 Nathaniel Flath
2011-03-11 17:32 ` Andreas Röhler

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