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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
To: Graham Smith <myotisone@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: font lock mode can't get to work
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:53:34 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ljxghuip.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2c75873c0809251231u6a4b0789x6914d77d88eccb55@mail.gmail.com> (Graham Smith's message of "Thu\, 25 Sep 2008 20\:31\:27 +0100")

"Graham Smith" <myotisone@gmail.com> writes:

> I am using emacs/org mode 6.07b on linux (ubuntu Hardy) and am having
> a problem with the font lock mode.
>
> adding -*- mode: org; -*- to the file itself works fine, but simply
> loading a test.org file doesn't activate org mode.
>
> I have tried commenting out and back in different options in .emacs,
> but none seem to work.
>
> I only have these lines in .emacs at the moment.
>
>
> ;;;;;;;;; Org -Mode;;;;;;;;;;
>
> (setq load-path (cons "~/EmacsAddins/Orgmode/lisp" load-path))
> (setq load-path (cons "~/EmacsAddins/Orgmode/contrib/lisp" load-path))
> (require 'org-install)
>
> ;; The following lines are always needed. Choose your own keys.
> (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org\\'" . org-mode))

This line looks wrong.  What's the extra \\' for after .org?

I have the following:

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.\\(org\\|org_archive\\)$" . org-mode))

so that any files ending in .org or .org_archive trigger org-mode.

-Bernt

  reply	other threads:[~2008-09-25 19:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-09-25 19:31 font lock mode can't get to work Graham Smith
2008-09-25 19:53 ` Bernt Hansen [this message]
2008-09-25 20:04   ` Graham Smith

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