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    Karl Perry
    last edited by Sep 4, 2024, 10:16 PM

    Long-time NP++ user, first time poster.

    In both .HTML and .PY files, and presumably others, strings are displayed in a light grey color that is very hard to read on some displays. I’d like to change to a different color, but I cannot find the correct setting in Settings / Style Configurator. I’ve read the help, and looked everywhere that seems sensible to me, but there is no String type I can find.

    I uninstalled NP++ and re-installed it with no change in behavior.

    Here are two screengrabs that illustrate.
    First, a .HTML file:
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    Second, a .PY file:
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    Here is debug info from ? / Debug …
    Notepad++ v8.6.9 (64-bit)
    Build time : Jul 12 2024 - 05:09:25
    Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
    Command Line :
    Admin mode : OFF
    Local Conf mode : OFF
    Cloud Config : OFF
    Periodic Backup : ON
    OS Name : Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
    OS Version : 23H2
    OS Build : 22631.4037
    Current ANSI codepage : 1252
    Plugins :
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.6)
    NppExport (0.4)

    Thanks in advance.

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      PeterJones @Karl Perry
      last edited by Sep 4, 2024, 10:54 PM

      @Karl-Perry said in Changing foreground color of strings:

      I’ve read the help, and looked everywhere that seems sensible to me, but there is no String type I can find.

      Style Configurator > HTML > DOUBLE STRING or SINGLE STRING for "double" or 'single'

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      But what you show is actually a javascript string, not an HTML string. That is in the Style Configurator > Javascript (embedded), with "DOUBLE STRING" or 'SINGLE STRING' as the styles you want to change.

      Style Configurator > Python

      • "STRING"
      • 'CHARACTER'
      • '''TRIPLE'''
      • """TRIPLE DOUBLE"""
      • and the F-variants lower down for python3 f-strings

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        Karl Perry @PeterJones
        last edited by Sep 5, 2024, 2:54 AM

        @PeterJones Thank you! I’m not a web developer, I’m a software product manager so didn’t know about the embedded JavaScript.

        All fixed now.

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