Re: Proposal to make font-locking easier to understand

[Stefan Monnier]

>     I agree that the names aren't very enlightening, but I think it's a bit
>     late to change them.
> Why do you think so?  Few people know this terminology anyway,
> so it seems to me we have little to lose by changing it.

I doubt we'll be able to find names that are better enough
to justify the hassle of changing them.  But that's only
my hunch: I won't oppose a change just for the sake of it.


        Stefan