From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Slass Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: syntax highlighting Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:30:45 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Sender: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <9badaf0.0211201426.478322e4@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1037835561 32539 80.91.224.249 (20 Nov 2002 23:39:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:39:21 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18EeRE-0008Sg-00 for ; Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:39:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18EeOJ-0005u4-00; Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:36:19 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.204!attbi_feed4!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc54.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 20 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.228.27.239 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com Original-X-Trace: rwcrnsc54 1037835045 12.228.27.239 (Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:30:45 GMT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:30:45 GMT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:107268 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:3824 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:3824 michaelmossey@yahoo.com (Michael Mossey) writes: >How do I change the colors that Emacs uses for syntax highlighting? >In particular, while editing Python, my string literals are in a >very faint orange that isn't quite legible to me--I'd like to change >it to a darker color. > >thanks, >Mike M-x customize-face RET font-lock-string-face RET In the foreground:color field, edit to the name of a color you like. Remember to hit the "Save for Future Sessions" button before exiting. Anticipating your next question --- M-x list-colors-display will show you the names of all the colors emacs can display written in that color. -- Mike Slass