block comment color

Jim Julian

I find the color of block comment text (orang) on a white background, in python, makes reading difficult.

I opened the style configurator but could find reference to only single line comment text color (green).

Is there a way to change the color of python block comment text?

Thanks.

Alan Kilborn

@Jim-Julian said in block comment color:

Is there a way to change the color of python block comment text?

As Python has no “block comment”, only “line comment”…I’m going to give you an answer of “No”.

Jim Julian

@Alan-Kilborn That, I know, and yet, many if not most use single/double quotes to comment blocks of text.

From Google AI:
“It’s important to note that using triple-quoted strings as comments is generally discouraged by the
Python community, especially when the commented code contains triple-quoted strings. The preferred method is to use consecutive single-line comments with #.”

The column editor makes block commenting a lot easier, however, I just tried that and the text font changed for the commented text.
How do I change that. The font is too small.

Also, the combination of orange on white is hard too read but is used with Triple, Triple Double, F Triple, F Triple Double. What are they? I’d like to change those.

PeterJones

@Jim-Julian said in block comment color:

How do I change that. The font is too small.

The font for COMMENT LINE text is usually the same size and font-face as the Python language as a whole, and if it’s blank, it inherits the size and font-face from Style Configurator > Global Styles > Default Style. By default, the COMMENT LINE size and font-face are left blank, so either you are using a Theme which sets those (some themes foolishly set font faces and font sizes, rather than letting that get properly inherited from a user’s preference) or you changed them yourself at some point.

Also, the combination of orange on white is hard too read

Then change it.

but is used with Triple, Triple Double, F Triple, F Triple Double. What are they? I’d like to change those.

TRIPLE = ''' text in triple single quotes'''
TRIPLE DOUBLE = """ text in triple double quotes"""
F TRIPLE = f'''formatted text with {varname} syntax in triple single quotes'''
F TRIPLE DOUBLE = f"""formatted text with {varname} syntax in triple double quotes"""

Jim Julian

@PeterJones Regarding the font issue: I use default settings to keep things simple. However, yoour suggestion is heard. Thanks for your assistance.

mpheath

@Jim-Julian said in block comment color:

I opened the style configurator but could find reference to only single line comment text color (green).

Is there a way to change the color of python block comment text?

Thanks.

@PeterJones mentioned the (orange) triple strings. I’ll mention the (green) block comments.

The lexer does style block comment text.

https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/a679e8ebfb425ae4c71a34a2080dd1a9a376acd6/lexilla/lexers/LexPython.cxx#L908-L909

Python has no multiline comment like C like languages unfortunely.

/*
 comment can span multiple lines
*/

The Python lexer does have block comments if that can be defined as such.

# comment line
## old code
## old code

The ## is SCE_P_COMMENTBLOCK style which in Style Configurator described as COMMENT BLOCK. It may not be noticeable as both SCE_P_COMMENTLINE and SCE_P_COMMENTBLOCK default to same style settings.

Changed COMMENT BLOCK in Style Configurator to grey shows

So now more customization can be done to improve the view.