GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 499856
Customizable Syntax Highlighting
Last modified: 2008-12-06 15:02:16 UTC
The ability to (easily) change the syntax highlighting for documents. For example, the ability to change the colors and effects (bold, italic, etc) used to display keywords in PHP, or tags in HTML, or strings in PHP - much like you can do in KATE (K Advanced Text Editor).
You reported this issue against the stable version of bluefish, but this version already allows, what you are asking for: Edit > Preferences > Syntax highlighting. You just need to check/uncheck some boxes or change the hex-value for a color.
(In reply to comment #1) > You reported this issue against the stable version of bluefish, but this > version already allows, what you are asking for: Edit > Preferences > Syntax > highlighting. > > You just need to check/uncheck some boxes or change the hex-value for a color. > Bluefish is not actually allowing me to /change/ any of the previously configured settings - it will, however, allow me to create new patterns and associate colors with those patterns - but even then, the patterns don't get applied to existing code, even after updating the syntax highlighting (F5).
You reported your issue against the stable tree (1.0.7). Is it posible, that you are referring to the unstable tree (1.1.5)?
I noticed this too. It is properly a bug as it did work in previous versions. However you can still manually change things in the highlight file which in stored in your profile directory under .bluefish (eg ~/.bluefish/highlight).
Oh, btw, this is true for the stable release 1.0.7.
(In reply to comment #2) > Bluefish is not actually allowing me to /change/ any of the previously > configured settings - it will, however, allow me to create new patterns and > associate colors with those patterns - but even then, the patterns don't get > applied to existing code, even after updating the syntax highlighting (F5). If we talk about the stable bf version (you still did not answer my question, if you are refering to the stable version), then changing and creating pattern is possible. They are also applied to the current document. Please provide a screenshot or a step-by-step explanation of what you try to do. Maybe this helps to understand your problem. (In reply to comment #4) > I noticed this too. It is properly a bug as it did work in previous versions. > However you can still manually change things in the highlight file which in > stored in your profile directory under .bluefish (eg ~/.bluefish/highlight). This has been fixed recently by Jim Hayward in CVS and in several Linux distributions (e.g. FC, Debian, Gentoo). If this bug report is about *this* special issue, then it can be closed as a duplicate of #498954.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 498954 ***