Re: font-lock-fontify-block

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> (defun font-lock-update (&optional arg)
>>>   (interactive "P")
>>>   (save-mark-and-excursion
>>>     (if (not arg)
>>>     (font-lock-fontify-region (point-min) (point-max))
>>>       (font-lock-unfontify-region (point-min) (point-max))
>>>       (font-lock-mode 'toggle))))
>>> (global-set-key (kbd "C-x x f") 'font-lock-update)
>> No, if you start with that you will end with what we have.
> Sorry, I don't understand what you mean.

That its behavior is defined by its implementation.

E.g. I find the current behavior to be a bug when font-lock-mode is
disabled in an elisp-mode buffer and your code would be similarly buggy.


        Stefan