Smart highlighting foreground color

dreamforceinc

Hi All!
I use a “SCI_SENDMSG 2067 1 16777215” startup macros for adjusting foreground color of selected text.
What a scintilla message I need to use for adjusting a smart highlight foreground color? I tried SCI_SETADDITIONALSELFORE message (sci_sendmsg 2600 1 16777215) but it has no effect.
Screenshot

Claudia Frank

@dreamforceinc

SCI_INDICSETFORE = 2082
SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART = 29
color = whatever you want

So something like

SCI_SENDMSG 2082 29 16777215

But I haven’t searched whether the smart highlighting indicator
gets reset at some point.

Cheers
Claudia

dreamforceinc

Nope. It dosn’t work.

Claudia Frank

@dreamforceinc

did you just test the call in general as it seems to work for me.

Cheers
Claudia

dreamforceinc

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or I dont understand something?

Claudia Frank

@dreamforceinc

hmmm, no I don’t see the error in the moment.
If I do this, it works.

before

and after sending the call

You won’t see changes in the dialog as you bypass notepad++ with this kind
of actions.

Cheers
Claudia

dreamforceinc

@Claudia-Frank said:

SCI_SENDMSG 2082 29 16777215

hmmm…
it works: screenshot
but why this call named “sci_indicsetFORE” if background color was changed?
where I can read about “SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART”? I didnt find any info on scintilla.org webpage.
“SCI_INDICSETFORE” message is reset when I open a new document in a new tab.
So, maybe the author will add the setting of this option (and also “SCI_SETSELFORE” - because if I move an opened document to another view this color also reset) to the style configurator?
Thanx!

Claudia Frank

@dreamforceinc

ok - strange why it didn’t work in first place.
SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_SMART is a notepad++ constant which is used as
the indicator id.

“SCI_INDICSETFORE” message is reset when I open a new document in a new tab.

yes, I guess so - in order to make this work you have to find a way to act on a bufferactivated event
(notepad++ event) - not sure if NppExec supports this.

So, maybe the author will add the setting of this option (and also “SCI_SETSELFORE” - because if I move an opened document to another view this color also reset) to the style configurator?

I haven’t searched the github but you might consider this.

Cheers
Claudia

edit:

but why this call named “sci_indicsetFORE” if background color was changed?

You change the foreground color of an indicator which is basically on top of the surface background.

dreamforceinc

Will the “SCI_INDICSETSTYLE” help me to change the text color inside the “smarthighlighted” box (INDIC_TEXTFORE)?
I dont understand what string I need write to change the style.

Claudia Frank

@dreamforceinc

yes, but then you won’t have the rectangular anymore.
You need to call it like SCI_INDICSETSTYLE(29, 17)
17 = TEXTFORE
and 29 you already know :-)

Btw. this is the only way, I guess to use an bultin lexer and add additional syntax coloring.

Cheers
Claudia