GNU bug report logs - #5001
erc should use 'font-lock-face, not 'face

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:07 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Merged with 8925

Found in version 23.2

Fixed in version 26.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #12 received at 5001 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 5001 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5001: erc should use 'font-lock-face, not 'face
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:20:51 +0100

Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> erc does not use the font-lock machinery for coloring the erc buffers.
> If that is good or not I do not know. However there is a problem with
> that it currently use the 'face text property. This prevents hi-lock
> from working in its buffer which would otherwise be useful.
>
> Therefore please replace 'face with 'font-lock-face everywhere in erc.
>
> (I do not send a patch. I think it is just easier to make the change
> which is quite quick to make. I have tested it though.)

Could you send a patch, anyway?

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