Re: Highlight comment in HTML

[Tim McNamara]

Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:

> GianUberto.Lauri@eng.it (Gian Uberto Lauri) writes:
>
>> What could be a good way to highlight HTML comments (they can span
>> multiple lines) ?

<snip>

> Since comments are placed within <!-- and //--!> tags, comments
> ought to at least highlight in the same color as other tags.  I
> can't tell, I don't have any comments in any handy .html files to
> check against and don't have time to create a file to play with on
> my lunch break.  I'll try later on this evening, if I can.  Since
> the opening and closing tags have a unique structure, perhaps that
> could be exploited for highlighting.

OK, I couldn't resist.  Checking it out, I found that html-helper-mode
*does* highlight comments between <-- and -->, even those spanning
multiple lines.  They highlight in a unique color, too.

Perhaps I didn't understand the question?