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Explain that Font Lock controls fontification of special modes.

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Richard M. Stallman 2002-06-26 22:29:36 +00:00
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@ -195,13 +195,14 @@ on your screen using the command @code{ps-print-buffer-with-faces}.
@cindex mode, Font Lock
@cindex syntax highlighting and coloring
Font Lock mode is a minor mode, always local to a particular
buffer, which highlights (or ``fontifies'') using various faces
according to the syntax of the text you are editing. It can
recognize comments and strings in most languages; in several
languages, it can also recognize and properly highlight various other
important constructs---for example, names of functions being defined
or reserved keywords.
Font Lock mode is a minor mode, always local to a particular buffer,
which highlights (or ``fontifies'') using various faces according to
the syntax of the text you are editing. It can recognize comments and
strings in most languages; in several languages, it can also recognize
and properly highlight various other important constructs---for
example, names of functions being defined or reserved keywords.
Some special modes, such as Occur mode and Info mode, have completely
specialized ways of assigning fonts for Font Lock mode.
@findex font-lock-mode
@findex turn-on-font-lock