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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/lispref/modes.texi | 7 |
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diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi index 919816f3dee..0ff13d72e2f 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi @@ -3201,7 +3201,12 @@ is disabled, @code{font-lock-face} has no effect on the display. It is ok for a mode to use @code{font-lock-face} for some text and also use the normal Font Lock machinery. But if the mode does not use the normal Font Lock machinery, it should not set the variable -@code{font-lock-defaults}. +@code{font-lock-defaults}. In this case the @code{face} property will +not be overriden, so using the @code{face} property could work too. +However, using @code{font-lock-face} is generally preferable as it +allows the user to control the fontification by toggling +@code{font-lock-mode}, and lets the code work regardless of whether +the mode uses Font Lock machinery or not. @node Faces for Font Lock @subsection Faces for Font Lock |