Your bug report #13817: 24.3.50; Disabling whitespace-mode that was enabled in sgml-mode-hook breaks font-lock which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 13817@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 13817: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13817 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems