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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: font lock mode can't get to work
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:53:34 -0400
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To: Graham Smith <myotisone@gmail.com>
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"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