Bug 237343

Summary:	[syntax coloring] Separate setting for the semicolon
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Rafael de F. Ferreira <public>
Component:	Text	Assignee:	JDT-Text-Inbox <jdt-text-inbox>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P5	CC:	daniel_megert
Version:	3.4	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Description Rafael de F. Ferreira

2008-06-16 15:37:12 EDT

In the Syntax Coloring preference pane, currently the only way to set font and coloring options for the semicolon (statement separator char) is to change the settings for all Operators. 

This is inadequate because it prevents users from toning down its typographic attributes so as to reduce visual noise. 

One solution would be to create a new setting for the semicolon.

Another would be to have it follow the settings from the "Bracket" element instead of the "Operator" element. This change is corroborated by the lexical definitions in the Java Language Spec ( http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/lexical.doc.html#230752 ) that classifies the Semicolon as a Separator(3.11), along with the brackets and the comma.

Comment 1 Dani Megert

2008-06-17 03:53:25 EDT

Good idea. This would be a nice (and not so hard) exercise for a contribution.