Re: radio transmit links across files

["Eddward DeVilla" <eddward@gmail.com>]

On 3/8/07, Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> wrote:
> I don't think you can do this in font-lock.  Font-lock has many clever
> mechanisms to defer font-locking of stuff that is not currently on the
> screen
> etc, but the current line is always done immediately, I think.

I figured as much.  It's not worth it then.  At least not for me.

> The problem with your proposal is also that you may be inserting or
> deleting characters in the middle of a word, and a whitespace-based
> approach would not work then.

I figured hooking whitespace as well as movement would catch it.  So
you type or delete inside a word and then reposition the cursor some
how (arrow keys, search, C-e, mouse, etc.) then recheck the line you
were on when you started to move.  I don't know if that would be
possible to catch cursor movement.  There would probably be corner
cases with string-insert-rectangle, search and replace and other
operations that perform automated edits.

In any case, if font-lock can't support it, I don't think it would be
worth it to DIY it.

Edd