[plt-scheme] Highlighting parentheses.

From: Robby Findler (robby at cs.uchicago.edu)
Date: Fri Nov 30 17:29:42 EST 2007

It won't be the default if I do decide to keep it.

Robby

On Nov 30, 2007 4:25 PM, Geoffrey King <lordgeoffrey at optushome.com.au> wrote:
>
>  If that happens please make it configurable, otherwise i would have to
> change editors.
>  Majorinc, Kazimir wrote:
>
> One simple, nevertheless very useful feature of PLT is highlighting the
> parentheses, and not only parentheses but also everything in between. It is
> much better.
>
>  (==>/inner (in: (f 1926: a)
>                  (g 1952: a))
>             (ariadnes-thread (
>                               (list
>                                 (1. 1958: a)
>                                 (2. 1959: a))
>                               (list
>                                 (1. 1953: (& (~ a) a))
>                                 (2. 1957: a))))
>             (cond (in: (gf-var? f))
>                   (cond (in: (gf-var? g))
>                         (cond/out: #t))
>                   (cond/out: #t))
>             (==>/inner/out: #t))
>
>  However, can I propose that you consider something like this:
>
>  (==>/inner (in: (f 1926: a)
>                  (g 1952: a))
>             (ariadnes-thread (
>                               (list
>                                 (1. 1958: a)
>                                 (2. 1959: a))
>                               (list
>                                 (1. 1953: (& (~ a) a))
>                                 (2. 1957: a))))
>             (cond (in: (gf-var? f))
>                   (cond (in: (gf-var? g))
>                         (cond/out: #t))
>                   (cond/out: #t))
>             (==>/inner/out: #t))
>
>  It could be easier to find parentheses on the wrong place. There is no need
> that users chose all these colours, any choice compatible with text colour
> is OK.
>
>  Thank you,
>  Kazimir Majorinc
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