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From: "Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf-geNee64TY+gS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: Highlighting text
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 13:42:06 +0200
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Hi SW,

SW wrote:
> I know about *bold*, _underline_, etc. which can be used to highlight text.
> This is shown in the text itself and in the export.
>
> Is there any other way to highlight text *within* Emacs? I'm looking for
> something similar to how org-mode highlights the TODO word. I would like to,
> for example, highlight two lines in a plain list in one colour and another
> two in a different colour. Is this possible? Or is this more of an Emacs
> question rather than an org question?

Look at:

- highlight.el
- highlight-symbol.el

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban