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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T21:00:25+00:00 2026-05-27T21:00:25+00:00

While in C++/C mode, Emacs 23 colors source code comments in bold red. Strings

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While in C++/C mode, Emacs 23 colors source code comments in bold red. Strings literals are colored in light pink.

I would like to switch these colors (comments in light pink and string literals in red) because I find the comments become an eye-sore in heavily commented programs..

How do I do this? I don’t want to install a new color scheme since I am already very happy with the default one in other respects.

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    2026-05-27T21:00:26+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Put this in your .emacs file:

    (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-string-face "red")
    (set-face-foreground 'font-lock-comment-face "light pink")
    
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