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I use something like this to control the background color of my selected text:

(region ((t (:background ,green))
            (t :inverse-video t)))

However some foreground colors don't go well with my background color and the text becomes hard to read. So I experimented with different background colors for region, but the results have not been satisfactory.

Now I wish for this behavior:

Interchange the background and foreground colors on my selected text.

The following images are for illustration of what I want:

  1. Without Selection:

without highlighting

  1. With Selection:

with highlighting

With this I feel, I will be able to demarcate the selected text all the while retaining my syntax highlighting along with readability.

How do I accomplish this within Emacs?

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Perhaps I don't understand. Just customizing face region to (only) use inverse-video gives you what you're asking for, as far as I can see. So just get rid of the imposition of a green background:

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  • That was really simple! Earlier I had tried C-h v to describe inverse-video, but I never quite understood what inverse-video did. A follow up question: How can I do some conditional formatting? For example I do not want inverse-video if the foreground color is white. If my foreground ground color is white I want to manually specify which foreground and background to use when highlighting selected text.
    – Inspired_Blue
    Oct 1, 2021 at 5:07
  • Post your follow-up question as a separate question, please.
    – Drew
    Oct 1, 2021 at 17:21
  • I have posted the follow-up question here. Thanks!
    – Inspired_Blue
    Oct 1, 2021 at 17:52

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