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Suggestion:
=== Suggestion ===
it would be great to have Lister feature like this:
It would be great to have syntax highlighting in Lister:


[[Image:fakesyntaxhlinlister.png|frame|center|Screenshot of Lister with '''built-in''' syntax highlighter]]
[[Image:fakesyntaxhlinlister.png|frame|center|Fake screenshot of Lister with '''built-in''' syntax highlighter]]


Note:<br>
=== Ghisler's reply ===
There are several Lister plugins exist that can do the job with highlighting,
and do it perfectly, so this feature may be not so needed in built-in Lister. They are:<br><br>


<li> [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/synplus.html SynPlus] (good)<br>
[http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=114241#114241 Feature: Syntax highlighting]
<li> [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/syn.html Syn] (good)<br>
<li> [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/synus.html SynUs] (outdated - use SynPlus instead)<br>
<li> [http://www.theess.com/highlight/ Highlight]<br>
<li> [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/syntaxcolorizer.html SyntaxColorizer] (outdated)
<br><br>
All are Freeware.<br><br>


Lister would have to read the entire file from the beginning for correct syntax
highlighting. Why? Immagine the situation where the file starts with a
"start comment" sign. Then the entire file up to the next "end comment"
sign would be a comment! That's why reading only a small part of the file
(as lister currently does) wouldn't be sufficient.
Author of Total Commander


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=== Lister plugins ===
 
There are several Lister plugins that do the job with highlighting,
and do it perfectly, so this feature is not so needed:
 
* [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/synplus.html SynPlus]<br>
* [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/HglEditor.html SynPlus color scheme editor]<br>
* [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/syn.html Syn] (good)<br>
* [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/synus.html SynUs] (outdated - use SynPlus instead)<br>
* [http://www.theess.com/highlight/ Highlight](Unofficial plugin)<br>
* [http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/syntaxcolorizer.html SyntaxColorizer] (outdated)
 
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 22 March 2021

Suggestion

It would be great to have syntax highlighting in Lister:

Fake screenshot of Lister with built-in syntax highlighter

Ghisler's reply

Feature: Syntax highlighting 

Lister would have to read the entire file from the beginning for correct syntax
highlighting. Why? Immagine the situation where the file starts with a
"start comment" sign. Then the entire file up to the next "end comment"
sign would be a comment! That's why reading only a small part of the file
(as lister currently does) wouldn't be sufficient.

Author of Total Commander

Lister plugins

There are several Lister plugins that do the job with highlighting, and do it perfectly, so this feature is not so needed:

Back to Look and Feel Ideas and suggestions

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