When in Lisp mode, the LispWorks editor provides automatic Lisp syntax coloring and parenthesis matching to assist the editing of Lisp programs.
You can ensure a buffer is in Lisp mode as described in Automatic entry into Lisp mode.
To modify the colors used in Lisp mode syntax coloring, use Preferences... > Environment > Styles > Colors And Attributes as described in the LispWorks IDE User Guide . Adjust the settings for the styles whose names begin with "Lisp".
Commands controlling syntax coloring have names commencing Font Lock, for example Font Lock Fontify Buffer.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
The command Font Lock Fontify Block fontifies some lines the way Font Lock Fontify Buffer would. The lines could be a Lisp definition, a paragraph, or a specified number of lines.
If a prefix argument is supplied, Font Lock Fontify Block fontifies that many lines before and after the current point. If no prefix argument is supplied and the editor variable font-lock-mark-block-function is nil it fontifies 16 lines before and after. If no prefix argument is supplied and font-lock-mark-block-function is non-nil, it is used to delimit the region to fontify.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
The command Font Lock Fontify Buffer fontifies the current buffer.
Arguments: None
Key sequence: None
The command Font Lock Mode sets Font Lock mode.
Without a prefix argument it switches Font Lock mode on and off. With a prefix argument it sets Font Lock mode on when the argument is positive and off otherwise.
Arguments:
message
Key sequence: None
The command Global Font Lock Mode switches Global Font Lock mode on and off.
With a prefix argument it turns Global Font Lock mode on if and only if the argument is positive.
If message is non-nil the command displays a message saying whether Font Lock mode is on or off.
It returns the new status of Global Font Lock mode (non-nil means on).
When Global Font Lock mode is enabled, Font Lock mode is automatically turned on for modes that support it, which currently is only Lisp mode.
Default value:
lisp-font-lock-mark-block-function
Mode: Lisp
The editor variable font-lock-mark-block-function if non-nil is a function used by Font Lock Fontify Block to delimit the region to fontify.
The default value in Lisp mode delimits the current Lisp definition.
See also: Font Lock Fontify Block
LispWorks Editor User Guide (Unix version) - 9 Dec 2014