Slick V3.3 manual Modifying the VLX File to Change a Color Definition, VLX File Statement

Modifying the VLX File to

Change a Color Definition

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Modifying the VLX File to Change a Color Definition

To modify an existing language-specific coloring definition, complete the following steps:

1.Open vslick.vlx for editing.

2.Search for one of the section names: CPP, Java, Delphi, Pascal, AWK, REXX, Perl, HTML, Modula-2, AWK, COBOL, Python, CICS, Fortran, Visual Basic .NET, Ada, or Slick-C ® .

3.Modify the definition. See below for information on the syntax of definitions.

4.Invoke the cload command from the command line. If the current buffer has a .vlx extension, it will be loaded. Otherwise you will be prompted to specify a file name. Specify vslick.vlx including path as the file name.

Creating a Lexer Name and a New VLX File

To create a new lexer name (and thus a new section in the VLX file), first complete all of the preceding steps under Modifying the VLX File to Change a Color Definition, then complete the steps below.

1.From the main menu, click Window → Preferences, expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then double-click the File Extension Setup setting. The Extension Options dialog box appears.

2.Select the Advanced Tab.

3.If this lexer definition is for a new extension, create the extension with the New button. Otherwise, choose the appropriate extension.

4.Set the Lexer Name for the new lexer definition you created.

5.Turn on the Language Specific check box.

6.Click Update to commit the changes.

Files with a .vlx extension are text files that have a syntax similar to a .ini file. If the first non-blank character in a line is a semicolon, the line is considered a comment. Each definition of a language starts with a section name (the lexer name) enclosed in square brackets. Within each section are statements in the format name=value.

The table below shows the statements that can be used.

Table 11.5. VLX File Statement

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