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[Tree sitter] [Feature Request] font-lock function calls, definitions, separately

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Message #35 received at 61655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Yuan Fu <casouri <at> gmail.com>, Jacob Faibussowitsch <jacob.fai <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 61655 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61655: [Tree sitter] [Feature Request] font-lock function
 calls, definitions, separately
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:38:04 +0200

On 22/02/2023 22:45, Yuan Fu wrote:
> Yeah that’s just an idea, and I don’t have problem adding faces. But we probably can’t keep adding more and more specific faces. At one point we’ll need to either add indirection, or ask users to just add their own fontification rules, if it is really specific. We’ll see.

An indirection seems like a separate new feature. Might be useful for 
some, but probably unnecessary for this discussion.

> Function definition & call is totally reasonable. But adapting all the major modes to use them is might be too big a change for emacs-29.

The change itself should be very straightforward. If we agree on the set 
of faces (for variables and properties as well, right?), I don't mind 
posting a patch for review.

Whether it gets accepted or not.

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