Syntax Highlighting variables

[Dan Cardamore]

How can I get emacs to fontify my variables in color after they're
defined.

For example in C++:

int a;   // a is green which is what I want
a = 1;   // a is plain white now just like normal text (I want green
         //     again)


Or in Perl:

my $var;   # $var is green
$var = 1;  # $var is white again.


I already have font-lock-maximum-decoration set to true.

Thanks for any help,


Dan

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      Dan Cardamore          wombat@hld.ca         http://www.hld.ca     
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