wxScintilla

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Jake L.

(Posted 2008) [#1]

Hi,

could anyone provide a short sample of how to do syntax highlighting with wxScintilla? I started with the scintilla sample and did SetLexerLanguage("blitzmax") and GetLexer shows that it recognized this (switched lexer-id to 66). But nothing (visible?) happened, so I must have missed something.

Ole JR

(Posted 2008) [#2]

Add these lines to the end of OnInit() of the wxscintilla.bmx example (In the sample folder)
at line 200'ish, after SetBufferedDraw(1).
Then you should get some colors when you build/run..

'Lexer set to BlitzMax
SetLexerLanguage("blitzmax")

'Tell the lexer what keywords we want to highlight, remember ALWAYS lowercase..
SetKeyWords(0, "function method type end endtype endmethod endfunction")

'LexerKeywords we want Blue
StyleSetForeGround(wxSCI_B_KEYWORD, New wxColour.CreateNamedColour("BLUE"))

'The lexer dont understand single line BMax comments :(
'Not Rem/EndRem either...
'StyleSetForeGround(wxSCI_B_COMMENT, New wxColour.CreateNamedColour("RED"))

'Strings we want to be Green
StyleSetForeGround(wxSCI_B_STRING, New wxColour.CreateNamedColour("GREEN"))

Oh. And if you want case correction you have to do it on your own. Scintilla doesn't do/handle that kind of things..

Jake L.

(Posted 2008) [#3]

Thank you very much, that should help!