Re: Lose my face formats after saving file

[PJ Weisberg]

On 3/13/11, fbr <fb.roderick@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to use some basic formatting with emacs in fundamental or text
> mode.  (M-o b, M-o i, ...etc.)  Whenever I do the bold or italic formatting
> displays on the screen.  However, after I save and close the file, when I
> next revisit the file the formatting fails to display.
>
> I am new to emacs (a week or two of regular use) I really like the program,
> but this one has me stumped.  I do a lot of note taking in emacs from
> various text books, and the ability to underline, use bold and italic fonts,
> is essential.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I agree that it's confusing.  You need to enable Enriched mode to save
formatting.  (M-x enriched-mode)

-PJ