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bug#13156: dedicated face for parentheses in lisp modes
From: |
Jonas Bernoulli |
Subject: |
bug#13156: dedicated face for parentheses in lisp modes |
Date: |
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:46:16 +0100 |
User-agent: |
mu4e 0.9.9.5-dev4; emacs 24.3.50.1 |
Stefan Monnier writes:
>> Could you please add a `paren-face' that could be used in lisp modes
>> (and possibly others) to dim (or highlight) parentheses. I am currently
>> using the attached library to do this but think it would make sense if
>> this functionality was built-in.
>
> I don't think it's sufficiently useful in general.
What about all the Emacs users that are scared of lisp "because of all
the parens"? Dimming them might reduce the shock :-)
>> Being very simple `parenface.el' just unconditionally adds an additional
>> keyword to `[lisp|scheme]-font-lock-keywords' when loaded.
>
> It could use font-lock-add-keywords.
That's what I was going to do.
> BTW, if all parens are displayed the same, then you can also use the
> buffer-display-table.
Since you are suggesting this I assume that doesn't mess with
highlighting with highlighting matching parens. So I will try that too.
>> If this has to be a mode then I am happy to write it. I haven't done
>> so yet because `parenface.el' works fine for me and because I would
>> actually prefer (1).
>
> Having it as a separate mode would make more sense, yes.
If you don't change your mind about this not being sufficiently useful
to be built-in, then I will do write a mode; eventually.
Jonas