Re: Syntax of keyword definition

[harry meyers]

harry meyers schrieb:

> Hi,
>
> I am using the latex package play to typeset dramatic texts. To
> highlight a name of my figure I added the following line to my ~/.emacs
>
> (font-lock-add-keywords 'latex-mode '(("\\<\\(Harry\\)" 1
> font-lock-warning-face t)))
>
> Now, when I start latex-mode in the *scratch* buffer and type Harry it
> is highlighted. But if I open a .tex file with Harry in it, it is not.
> The same happens when I save the *scratch* buffer to example.tex - the
> highlighting disappears instantly.
> I presume something must be wrong with syntax.
No, the syntax is correct. But after some trying I figured out that I
have to disable, then enable font-lock again to make my own keywords
work with latex-mode. Heaven knows why but it works

harry