Re: address@hidden: C++-mode: Syntax highlighting: wrong color for function identifier depending on the kind of whitespace that follows]

[Stefan Monnier]

>> On a side note, I'm wondering why you go through so much trouble with the
>> "unmatched opening quote" in AWK.  No other mode does that AFAIK, even
>> though pretty much every major mode in lisp/progmodes/ has pretty much the
>> same need AFAICT.  Does it have to do with something specific to AWK, or is
>> it non-specific and maybe it should be done for all modes?

> I know that C# allows that type of string:

>    string a = @"I
>                    like
>               cheese";

> ... is perfectly valid

If it is, then current normal Emacs support is already perfect.  Alan's code
seems to be trying to take care of other situations.


        Stefan