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Docs say font-lock-mode should be on by default

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36529: closed (Docs say font-lock-mode should be on by default)
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 14:18:01 +0000

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Docs say font-lock-mode should be on by default
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 21:44:50 +0800

(info "(emacs) Font Lock") says

   Font Lock mode is enabled by default.

$ emacs -q --no-site-file
C-h v font-lock-mode

font-lock-mode is a variable defined in ‘font-core.el’.
Its value is nil

  Automatically becomes buffer-local when set.

Documentation:
Non-nil if Font-Lock mode is enabled.

emacs-version "26.1"

$ apt-cache policy emacs
emacs:
  Installed: 1:26.1+1-3.2
  Candidate: 1:26.1+1-3.2
  Version table:
 *** 1:26.1+1-3.2 500
        500 http://opensource.nchc.org.tw/debian unstable/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

P.S.,
global-font-lock-mode is a variable defined in ‘font-core.el’.
Its value is nil

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 36529-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#36529: Docs say font-lock-mode should be on by default
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 17:17:06 +0300

> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
>  <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
> Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 21:44:50 +0800
> 
> (info "(emacs) Font Lock") says
> 
>    Font Lock mode is enabled by default.
> 
> $ emacs -q --no-site-file
> C-h v font-lock-mode
> 
> font-lock-mode is a variable defined in ‘font-core.el’.
> Its value is nil

That's fine, and isn't a bug.  The buffer where you do this doesn't
support font-lock.

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