Re: font-lock-keywords and lines containing comments / quotes

[Johan Bockgård]

Erik Iverson <eriki@ccbr.umn.edu> writes:

> ;; syntax highlight lines that start with a "*" in the current buffer
> (font-lock-add-keywords nil
>                       '(("^\\*\\{1\\}.*" . font-lock-keyword-face)))

The \\{1\\} is not useful.

> As soon as I type the ; or " characters, the previous part of the line
> becomes "normal" and the comment or quote appears as it should.  I
> would like for the initial part of the line to remain highlighted
> though.

Use the OVERRIDE element.

    (font-lock-add-keywords
     nil '(("^\\*.*" 0 font-lock-keyword-face keep)))