Re: font-lock in rexx-mode

[Bob Babcock]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote in
jwv4ps5dutz.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org:">news:jwv4ps5dutz.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org: 

> It's normal: this line is superfluous since it just repeats the
> default setting of \.  Instead of removing it, you want to replace it
> with another line such as
> 
>    (modify-syntax-entry ?\\ "." rexx-mode-syntax-table)

I thought I had tried this last night and it didn't work, but today it 
works.  It was late and I was tired...  Thanks.

I will send an email about this to the (retired) rexx-mode maintainer.  
Perhaps he will consider making this small change.  If not, I'll try to put 
the revised version on a web page so search engines can find it.