Re: How to use non-font-lock face in font-lock-keywords?

[Lennart Borgman]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Tassilo Horn <address@hidden> wrote:
> "Drew Adams" <address@hidden> writes:
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> Hi Drew,
>
>>> Why?  What do I need to do to use an arbitrary face?
>>
>> Without looking closely at your code, my guess is this:
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>> 1. `font-lock-function-name-face' is a variable (whose value is the symbol
>> `font-lock-function-name-face'). There is no variable `bold'.
>>
>> 2. When you use
>> (list (list (concat "\\(?:[`]?" regex "['(]\\)") 1 'bold))))
>>
>> you get a list with the face name (symbol), but it is not quoted.
>
> You are right, I have to use (quote 'bold), and then it works.


I think Drew said (quote bold).


> Thanks a ton!
> Tassilo
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