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diff --git a/lisp/font-lock.el b/lisp/font-lock.el index 38ea3aa029d..21e25ac8a54 100644 --- a/lisp/font-lock.el +++ b/lisp/font-lock.el @@ -846,9 +846,13 @@ happens, so the major mode can be corrected." (defcustom font-lock-support-mode 'jit-lock-mode "*Support mode for Font Lock mode. Support modes speed up Font Lock mode by being choosy about when fontification -occurs. Known support modes are Fast Lock mode (symbol `fast-lock-mode'), -Lazy Lock mode (symbol `lazy-lock-mode'), and Just-in-time Lock mode (symbol -`jit-lock-mode'. See those modes for more info. +occurs. The default support mode, Just-in-time Lock mode (symbol +`jit-lock-mode'), is recommended. + +Other, older support modes are Fast Lock mode (symbol `fast-lock-mode') and +Lazy Lock mode (symbol `lazy-lock-mode'). See those modes for more info. +However, they are no longer recommended, as Just-in-time Lock mode is better. + If nil, means support for Font Lock mode is never performed. If a symbol, use that support mode. If a list, each element should be of the form (MAJOR-MODE . SUPPORT-MODE), |