Re: [emacs-humanities] highlighting parts of the org file

[Ihor Radchenko]

"l@tlo" <lists@traduction-libre.org> writes:

>> Perhaps you could try something like this to make the highlighting permanent?
>> 
>> ┌────
>> │ ;; Alist of the form '((REGEXP . FACE) ...)
>> │ (setq ev/hi-lock-permanent-keywords
>> │       '(("@(.+)" . hi-red-b)))
>> │ 
>> │ (defun ev/hi-lock-permanent-highlight ()
>> │   (hi-lock-mode 1)
>> │   (mapc (lambda (r)
>> │           (highlight-regexp (car r) (cdr r)))
>> │         ev/hi-lock-permanent-keywords))
>> │ 
>> │ (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'ev/hi-lock-permanent-highlight)
>> └────
>> 
> I looked for documentation about hi-red-b but could not find anything.

It is a face. Try M-x describe-face <RET> hi-ref-b <RET>

> It looks like it produces a bold red highlighting, but counterintuitively 
> hi-red puts everything in a yellow background...

You can use any other face. Try M-x list-faces-display <RET>
Or you can customize hi-red-b face.

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