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26.3; highlight regexp not working properly - not updating as you type

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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: jan via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
 editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jan <rtm443x <at> googlemail.com>, 41124 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41124: 26.3; highlight regexp not working properly - not
 updating as you type
Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:29:25 +0200

jan via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> First ensure font-lock mode is on. Prefix arg forces it on.
>
>    C-u 1 M-x font-lock-mode
>
> Minibuffer says font lock mode is enabled

@jan: The test that hi-lock uses internally is actually

  (and font-lock-mode (font-lock-specified-p major-mode))

so you need an implemented font-locking in your buffer.  I guess this is
intentional and has its reasons.  But yes, it is surprising.

@Eli: the docstring of `hi-lock-mode' just says:

"In buffers where Font Lock mode is enabled, patterns are
highlighted using font lock."

That's wrong, I think the docstring should be adapted.  _Or_
hi-lock-mode could query the user whether he still wants to enable
hi-locking using font-lock, with the risk of messing up other
highlighting that doesn't come from font-lock.

Michael.

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