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<p dir="auto">I’m trying to create a Z80 assembly syntax highlighter, with colored text representing each instruction’s “category” (data, arithmetic, bit ops, etc.), by using the Stylers within the UDL dialogue. However, Notepad++ has decided that <em>this</em> (left) was what I wanted. <em>Spoiler alert: it is not.</em><br />
I will illustrate my point with a snippet of Pokemon Yellow’s code (provided by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fooSxCuWvZ4" rel="nofollow ugc">Retro Game Mechanics Explained</a>), and a mockup (right) of what it’s <em>supposed</em> to look like.<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1733013265152-udl.png" alt="udl.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
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<p dir="auto">UDL styles are defunct</p>
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<p dir="auto">I have never found that to be true.</p>
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<p dir="auto">However, Notepad++ has decided that this (left) was what I wanted. Spoiler alert: it is not.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Then tell it what colors you actually want for they various keywords, rather than telling it the wrong color.</p>
<p dir="auto">You need to change the individual style colors for each keyword group.  So whatever <code>keyword#</code> the <code>LD</code> and <code>PUSH</code> keywords are in, you need to choose it’s <strong>Styler</strong> button, then set the foreground color to green, probably with bold enabled.  And whichever <code>keyword#</code> <code>A</code> and <code>AF</code> and <code>C</code> are defined in, you need to set to your aqua/cyan color with the right background (instead of white background).  And your number style definition need to be set to magenta rather than white+italic+underline</p>
<p dir="auto">I will admit, UDL does have limitations, and there are some things you won’t be able to do.  But I believe that the symptoms you showed are easily correctable by you hitting the <strong>Styler</strong> button and selecting appropriate colors.</p>
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