More options to customize the color coding in Text Editor

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Bendis
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More options to customize the color coding in Text Editor

Post by Bendis »

I would like to have more options and flexibility for the Text Editors color coding (in "Preferences>Text Editor>Colors").

Some suggestions:

- Color coding for HTML class attributes and <link> (highlighting with a background color)

- Color coding for the <img> tag, <form>, <a> and <input> tag. Especially the option to highlight the <img> would make it much easier to find images in the code

- Color coding option for <table> tag
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Post by printmkr »

I agree, especially for the table tags!
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Post by Karlis »

I'm concerned that this could make the code too colorful.

What do others think?
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More options to customize the color coding in Text Editor

Post by ScotDiddle »

Karlis, I agree on need for more granularity with color options. "Too Colorful" is not a problem, it is a help... I would particularly like to see additional color options for PHP, ( different colors for different comment types, for instance, and different colors for different operators.) As for being "Too Colorful", you could set defaults for future items to black, and let users change at will. Thanks for a great product, and great support. Scot

P.S. I just noticed that PHP vars inside of quotes in assignments inherit the color of the quoted text.:

$text = "Look, Ma, I wrote a file!\n" ;

...

if (fwrite)
{
echo
"Wrote: $text ";
}


It would be nice if the vars maintained the color assigned to vars: vis:

$text = "Look, Ma, I wrote a file!\n" ;

...

if (fwrite)
{
echo
"Wrote: $text ";
}


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Bendis
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Re: More options to customize the color coding in Text Edito

Post by Bendis »

ScotDiddle wrote:"Too Colorful" is not a problem, it is a help... As for being "Too Colorful", you could set defaults for future items to black, and let users change at will.
I absolutely agree with Scott - I would like to have more options to adjust my personal coding style.
You don't have to change the default colors.
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Post by Karlis »

Thank you for your suggestions!
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Post by arnie »

Yes, extended color coding would be VERY helpful!
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