[DrJava] [ drjava-Ease of use Issues-552664 ] Bracket Highlight Color

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Ease of use Issues item #552664, was opened at 2002-05-05 16:32
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Category: Platform Independent
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Peter Centgraf (centgraf)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Bracket Highlight Color

Initial Comment:
As of 5-5-2002, DrJava's bracket-matching highlight is exactly the same color as the selection highlight.  The only way to tell that a block of text is highlighted and not selected is to notice that highlighted text loses its syntax-based coloring, while selected text retains it.  Obviously, this is not helpful for a chunk of text which does not normally have syntax coloring.  Also, if the edge of a selection falls in a location which causes highlighting, the bounds of the selection can be ambiguous.  It may appear to a new user that her selection had been extended to the far end of the bracket-enclosed region, which is incorrect.  This problem would be resolved if the bracket-matching highlight was drawn in a different color than a normal selection highlight.  DrScheme uses this technique, drawing bracket matching in a lighter grey than a normal selection.

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