[vim/vim] "font" in a highlight group has no effect in the GTK GUI (PR #20867)

h_east (Vim Github Repository) <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:17:50 -0700
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Problem:  It is not documented that in the GTK GUI the "font" item of a
          highlight group only works for the "Normal" group.  The example
          even uses another group, so it does not work there.
Solution: Mention the restriction and use the "Normal" group in the
          example.
```
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-- Commit Summary --

  * "font" in a highlight group has no effect in the GTK GUI

-- File Changes --

    M runtime/doc/syntax.txt (4)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20867.patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20867.diff

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