Re: font-lock-keywords uses only facename

[Stefan]

>> Well, the "eval feature" is used extensively at many places, yes.
> Can you explain a typical usage?

I think a typical usage is when you want to supplement the regexp by
some elisp condition.
Another is when you want to not only add a face but also do a few more
things like put an overlay.

The code is evaluated right after the call to re-search-forward (thus the
match-data is available, ...).


        Stefan