GNU bug report logs - #2235
22.2.1 emacs -Q should not turn on font-lock

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:00:04 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #25 received at 2235 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Cc: 2235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#2235: 22.2.1 emacs -Q should not turn on font-lock
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 14:44:28 +0100

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net> wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  emacs -Q  README
>>>
>>> On a white terminal[1], the results are unreadable. Please deactivate
>>> font-lock when --no-site-file (as in -Q) option is specified.
>>
>> Seems to me like it is better to fix the colors used.
>
> That's good, but is only secondary problem.
>
> Please refrain from turning on additional features when "bare bones"
> (-Q) program behavior is asked.

Font lock mode is on by default since Emacs 22.

If you want "bare bones" you can perhaps use fundamental-mode in Emacs.
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