[DrJava] [ drjava-Feature Requests-2519278 ] Disable non-Java settings when editing non-Java files

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Feature Requests item #2519278, was opened at 2009-01-19 09:41
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Category: Definitions (source editor)
Group: Small (< 1 pair-week)
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Disable non-Java settings when editing non-Java files

Initial Comment:
I'm editing a plain text file in DrJava (that's one non-Java file included in my DrJava project).

I'm quite annoyed by the senseless coloration of words in DrJava's editor.  Even more annoying is the Java-based tab key behavior. Whenever I press tab key the currently edited line goes where I don't want it or expect it to be (because the file after all is a plain text file that conforms not to Java's syntax rules, which is the basis for DrJava's tab behavior I believe).

So, please disable Java-editing-features in DrJava's editor when it is used to edit non-Java files (could be easily recognized by file extension). Making the DrJava editor act like a plain text editor (no fancy stuff) would be better in this case (and for new non-saved text "buffers", it would be OK to have Java-editing-features initially enabled, until that buffer is saved to a file when then a decision - as to whether continue having the Java-editing-features enabled - is made based on the filename's extension).

Thanks,

-Moez (mo...@cs...)

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