>     Nathaniel> If I select 'In this Buffer'
>     Nathaniel> as well, strings in the ruby file become highlighted,
>     Nathaniel> and that's it.
>
> I get green strings and red comments.

I was afraid you were going to say that. At least I don't feel left out any
more.

I am still curious as to why highlighting isn't automatic even though the
'Automatic' option is selected.


> Syntax highlighting with standard Ruby mode does seem a bit wimpy.  I
would
> like to at least get keywords highlighted.
> If no one has a better set of rules for syntax highlighting, I'll take
> a look at it.  But it may be a while before I get a chance.

I'd say it seems REALLY wimpy. I'd fix it, but right now the language I'm
learning is Ruby, not lisp :)


>     Nathaniel> [...] One of the primary reasons I've gone to emacs is
>     Nathaniel> the syntax highlighting (I'm sure there are other
>     Nathaniel> reasons, but that's my killer app), [...]
>
> There's lots of reasons.  But there's a lot to learn in Emacs, so just
> hang in there and take it slow.  Don't try to conquer everything at
> once.  It will soon pay off.

I appreciate the encouragement; I need all I can get. For my day job I use
VisualAge for Java, and while the language leaves something to be desired,
the environment is incredible. I'm quite spoiled and trying to get over it.

Thanks,


Nathaniel

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