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Bug 30874

Summary: JSP EDITING: Multi-colored line is hard to read when highlighted
Product: javaee Reporter: Jason Rush <jrush>
Component: JSPAssignee: Petr Pisl <ppisl>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: blocker CC: asunhachawee
Priority: P2    
Version: 3.x   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 89483    

Description Jason Rush 2003-02-08 22:06:32 UTC
Description: 
In the course of compiling a JSP, I encountered a syntax error.  When I double
click on the item in the output window, the source editor is opened with the 
error line highlighted in the (I guess) default pinkish/orange color. If the
line contains static text (deep pink), it is extremely hard to read this text.
In my case, the error was in this static text (there was both a " and a ' next
to each other) and it took me quite a while to see what was wrong.

In Pilsen, the line was highlighted in light green and all the text on that line
was changed to black (with reserved words and tags in bold).

Suggested Fix: 
Since the pink/orange highlight for errors is standard in NB 3.3, we should 
not override it.  However, it may be a good idea to follow the Pilsen approach
and change the text color on the line to black with tags/reserved words in
bold.  Perhaps tag attributes could be shown in italics instead of their normal
deep green color for this line.

Attempting to verify this in s1s5se build 030206_1, I see that the line is 
still highlighted as described, not with the text in black as discussed in the 
suggested fix.  The magenta of the tag attribute values is difficult to read 
against the orangish-red background color of the line.
jrush@netbeans.org 2003-02-08A comment.
Comment 1 Jason Rush 2003-02-08 22:24:54 UTC
Transferred from BugTraq 4617386.