Syntax-highlighting support for more languages
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Eric Pierce
Support syntax highlighting for most popular programming languages (not just Python). Build upon an existing syntax highlighting library such as Pygments, or simply switch back to QSciScintilla.
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- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- None
- Priority:
- Undefined
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Needs approval
- Assignee:
- Eric Pierce
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- None
- Implementation:
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Good progress
- Milestone target:
- None
- Started by
- Eric Pierce
- Completed by
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Switching back to QsciScintilla now allows support for several popular languages, but it's still a pretty skimpy selection. It looks non-trivial (and very poorly documented) to write lexers for new languages. Would be awesome to build upon existing libraries of syntax highlighters instead of writing a new lexer from scratch for each one. Put it on the back burner for now until there's an obvious need & demand for better language support.
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