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🙏 optimized syntax highlighting in JSL editor

☑ cool new feature
☑ could help many users!

☐ removes a „bug“

☐ nice to have

☐ nobody needs it

 

#myTop10_2022

 

Please add this functionality to JSL editor:

 

When a user Double-Clicks a bracket, the code inside the brackets is analyed, clustered ind highlighted with differnet colors.

Example for "if":

- conditions are highlighted green to separate the code blocks in-between

- else code is highlighted red to separate is from the other code

https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/JSL-if-else-gt-find-the-commas/m-p/573510/highlight/true#M7...

 

Similar highlighting could also be applied to many  other functions:

Match: highlight each match to separate the code blocks.

Substitute: highlight the search patterns to separate the replacement blocks

...

 

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more wishes submitted by  hogi_2-1702196401638.png

5 Comments
Status changed to: Acknowledged

Hi @hogi, thank you for your suggestion! We have captured your request and will take it under consideration.

mia_stephens
Staff
Status changed to: Investigating
 
hogi
Level XII

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hogi
Level XII

another way of syntax highlighting - I think it will help even more : )
Advanced syntax highlighting in JSL Editor 

hogi
Level XII

90% of the functionality is already available:
https://community.jmp.com/t5/Discussions/If-statement-comma/m-p/824212/highlight/true#M100363 

-> low prio to get the remaining 10%