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TSE: Syntax: Highlight: Create: How to create a .syn file for TSE v2.8, v3.0 or v4.x?
Aug 26th, 2005 08:53
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 30 June 2003 - 00:51 am -----------------------
TSE: Syntax: Highlight: Create: How to create a .syn file for TSE
v2.8, v3.0 or v4.x?
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Steps: Overview:
1. -run the macro
c:\wordproc\tse32_v4\mac\syncfg.mac
or choose from the TSE menu:
'Other'->
'Full Configuration'->
'Display/Color Options'->
'Configure Syntaxhighlighting sets'
2. -this will show you a menu:
+-------------------------------------+
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|Configure SyntaxHiLight Mapping Sets: |
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|-------------------------------------+
|-------------------------------------+
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| Current |
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|-------------------------------------+
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| Other... |
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| Create New... |
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| Configure Associations... |
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2.1 menu option 'Current':
(this will show you the settings for the current file extension)
E.g.
load a
.s
file to see an example.
This gives you a menu with the following options:
[ <name of your currently loaded SYNtax highlite file> ]
Delimiter Tokens
Multi-Line [ <the multi line REM statements
for this language> ]
Multi-Line 1 [ /* */ ] (fore example if TSE or C++)
Multi-Line 1 [ { } ] (for example if Pascal)
Multi-Line 2 [ ]
Multi-Line 3 [ ]
Hilite "#If 0" Style Comments [On]
(e.g. when using compiler directives like
#IFDEF Win32 ...?)
Single-Line 1 [ <your single line delimiter pair #1.
REM statement for this language> ]
Single-Line 1 [ // ] (for example if C++)
Single-Line 2 [ ]
Single-Line 3 [ ]
To-EOL 1 [ // ] (REM statement for TSE, runs
until EOL (=end of current
line))
Starting Column 1 [ 0] (REM statement for TSE starts from
column. If 1 then it must also
be found on the first column
of the line in order to be
recognized as such a REM)
To-EOL 2 [ ]
Starting Column 2 [ ]
To-EOL 3 [ ]
Starting Column 3 [ ]
Quote 1 [ " ] // string quotes possibility 1 for this
language (e.g. "hello world")
Escape 1 [ [ ] // escape character for this language)
Quote 2 [ ' ] // string quotes possibility 2 for this
language (e.g. 'hello world')
Escape 2 [ [ ] // escape character for this language)
Quote 3 [ ] // string quotes possibility 3 for this
language
Escape 3 [ ] // escape character for this language)
Directive Tokens
Directive 1 [ # ] // directive token, e.g. used in #IFDEF
or #INCLUDE. But you are free to
use this for your own purposes
Directive 2 [ ]
Directive 3 [ ]
Number Tokens
None
Integers
C Style
Pascal Style
Sal Style
Real Numbers
Comma Numbers
Customized Set (enable the options you want to have applied
for your language, by pressing <ENTER>
to toggle this option)
Integers (enable in .s files)
0xf Hex (enable in .s files)
0fh Hex (enable in .s files)
&Hf Hex
%01 Binary
123.45
Sci. Notation
Sci. DP Notation
Trailing u/l (C)
123,456.00 Comma
Keyword Tokens
The groups allow you to choose certain tokens as to
have a special (different) color. Which tokens
(or thus 'words') you choose being part of a group
is basically up to you. But you might choose to
put some 'logic' in it, e.g. the basic keywords
a different color, e.g. the internal variables a special
color, ... as is done below:
Keyword group 1: this are the main keywords for this
language
(e.g and, for, while, ...)
Keyword group 2: this are the operators (single characters)
for this language
(e.g. & ( ) * + , - / < = > [ ] | ~
Keyword group 3: this are the inbuilt function and procedure
names (e.g. EditFile(), GotoLine(), IsAlpha
(), ...)
Keyword group 4: this are the inbuilt variables (e.g. used
in 'Set()')
(e.g. beep, break, ...)
Keyword group 5: this are the inbuilt underscore surrounded
variables, like _backward_,
_beyond_eol_, ...)
Keyword group 6: this are the menu variables
(e.g. history, title, noescape, ...)
Keyword group 7:
Keyword group 8:
Keyword group 9:
Keyword WordSet (indicate which characters are part of the
wordset, e.g. for variable names, to
determine what are 'words' or not)
(e.g. 0-9A-Z_a-z for .s files)
Highlight Incomplete Quotes [On] (=Colorize unmathed quote
token)
Ignore Case [On] (=Ignore case of all tokens)
(this is 'on' for TSE, because there case is not important)
Use Transparent Highlighting [Off]
(Ignore SyntaxHilite background color (=use normal editing
text background color)
CursorLine Precedence [Transparent CursorLine]
Choose from:
-Cursor line Colors Override
-Syntax Hilite Colors Override
-Transparent on CursorLine
(=Information extracted from .syn file)
Cancel Above Changes
Associated File Extensions (=file extension to be associated
with the currently loaded syntax .syn file)
(e.g. if 'sal.syn' this is associated with 's ui si inc')
Write Settings to Mapping Text File...
This is very useful for analyzing the situation for the
currently loaded file extension. By checking a few
examples, thus the induction process, you can start to
create your own syntax highlight files for your own
language file extensions.
Overlay Settings from Mapping Text File...
This feature is designed to read in a text file from disk.
The current settings will be replaced by the new settings.
This feature is primarily for upgrading between versions
of the editor.
But if you can edit the text file yourself, you can so
quickly create via copy and paste some syntax
highlighting files
for your own or new languages (e.g. php, or SQL) and or
extensions (e.g. .doc files)
2.2 menu option 'Other...':
(this will allow you to load another .syn file, e.g. one you
made yourself for this language or file extension)
2.3 menu option 'Create New...'
(this will allow you to create a new .syn file, e.g. for your
own personal file extensions)
1. Select the directory where you will store this new .syn
file
-Current
-Synhi directory (this is where by default all .syn files
are stored)
(choose e.g. this option)
-Load (save to this new directory)
2. Type the new filename (without the path)
e.g. choose 'doc' to create a syntax highlite file for
the .doc extension:
doc
2.4 menu option 'Configure associations'
(this will allow you to edit the file extensions active for
this .syn file)
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Internet: see also:
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TSE: Color: Syntax highlighting: Link: Overview: Can you give an
overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/37599/fid/929
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