From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Highlight comment in gauss mode Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 18:39:12 GMT Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <65ef16d2.0401060700.3a9f8a6a@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1073414884 24000 80.91.224.253 (6 Jan 2004 18:48:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:48:04 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 06 19:47:58 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AdwFC-00025p-00 for ; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:47:58 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AdxA2-0003d6-Fi for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:46:42 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!charlie.risq.qc.ca!53ab2750!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 38 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 132.204.24.84 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@umontreal.ca Original-X-Trace: charlie.risq.qc.ca 1073414352 132.204.24.84 (Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:39:12 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:39:12 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119789 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15732 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15732 > @ This is one line comment @ Is @ this is a two line comment @ valid? Or is @ this is a one line comment valid? How about @ comment @ not comment ? > /* > This is multiple-lines comments > */ > My current syntax table is as the follows but it did not work. You don't give us enough info to know what you did and what failed to happen. > (modify-syntax-entry ?@ "\"" gauss-mode-syntax-table) This is wrong because it says @ is used for strings rather than for comments. You probably want to use "!" instead of "\"" although it depends on the answers to the above questions. > (modify-syntax-entry ?/ ". 14b" gauss-mode-syntax-table) > (modify-syntax-entry ?* ". 23b" gauss-mode-syntax-table) That looks right. Stefan