1 # a68-mode -- Algol68 major mode
2 
3 This is an improved and modernised version of the Algol68 mode by Jose
4 E. Marchesi.  It fully supports automatic indentation and font locking
5 (i.e. syntax highlighting) including the three comment styles.
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7 a68-mode supports only the UPPER stropping style and not the QUOTE or
8 POINT style.  Patch for those are welcome.  At least in theory, it
9 could be possible with a clever usage of text properties and/or
10 overlays to implement the **strict** language and use a bold typeface
11 for the "reserved words".
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14 ### Manual installation
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16 Just put `a68-mode.el` somewhere in your `load-path` and require it.
17 Or visit the file with Emacs and `M-x package-install-file RET`.
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20 ### Customization
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22 The following variables are available for customization:
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24  * `a68-indent-level` (default 3): indentation offset
25  * `a68-comment-style` (default `"#"`): the default comment style used
26    by e.g. `comment-dwim`.
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28 see `M-x customize-group a68 RET` for more info.
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31 ### Known issues
32 
33 It doesn't handle well shebangs: `#!` is taken as the start of the
34 comment up to the next `#`.