GNU bug report logs - #20436
25.0.50; syntax-multiline not documented

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 03:34:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 25.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #21 received at 20436 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 20436 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Tom Tromey <tom <at> tromey.com>
Subject: Re: bug#20436: 25.0.50; syntax-multiline not documented
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:22:31 +0200

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

> The most common use for it is when the syntax to use for "FOO" depends
> on some *later* text "BAR": by placing this property over the whole of
> "FOO...BAR" you make sure that any change of "BAR" will cause the
> syntax of "FOO" to be recomputed.

Excellent; I've now basically added that kinda verbatim to the
"Multiline Font Lock" section in the lispref manual.  Feel free to tweak
further.  :-)

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