Re: generic-mode: Keywords also highlight with an underscore

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> >     (modify-syntax-entry ?\_ "w" st)
>
> Great, that works.
> Since I didn't know what to put in for st, I defined
>
> (defun syntax-table-for-fnord() (modify-syntax-entry ?\_ "w"))
>
I believe that you would use this to modify a modes table
from a mode hook.

(modify-syntax-entry ?\_ "w" (syntax-table))

When writing a mode I usually see it done like this:

(defvar tal-mode-syntax-table
  (let ((st (make-syntax-table)))
    (modify-syntax-entry ?\n ">" st)
     ... <zillion other lines snipped>
    (modify-syntax-entry ?\_ "w" st)
    (modify-syntax-entry ?\{ "." st)
    (modify-syntax-entry ?\| "." st)
    (modify-syntax-entry ?\} "." st)
    st)
  "Syntax table for `tal-mode'.")

Then this is in the tal-mode function:

  (set-syntax-table tal-mode-syntax-table)


> However, I'd rather have this fix globally. Is there
> a global syntax table that I can use for st in my .emacs?
>
I've never tried to modify the global map so I'm not
sure this is correct but looks to me like it should be.

(modify-syntax-entry ?\_ "w" (standard-syntax-table))