GNU bug report logs - #25841
25.2; Highlighting not being updated in some modes.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Whittaker <emacs <at> pdw.org.uk>

Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:46:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 25.2

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 25841 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Whittaker <emacs <at> pdw.org.uk>
Cc: 25841 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25841: 25.2; Highlighting not being updated in some modes.
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 17:02:47 -0500

Paul Whittaker wrote:

> In major modes that do not use syntax highlighting, the highlighting
> from highlight-regexp is not updated when the buffer content is changed.
> The highlighting appears to be static, based only on what was visible at
> the time that highlight-regexp was called.

This is the documented way highlight-regexp behaves:

    Use Font lock mode, if enabled, to highlight REGEXP.  Otherwise,
    use overlays for highlighting.  If overlays are used, the
    highlighting will not update as you type.
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