AutoHotkey Community

[jonib]

I'm working on syntax highlighting support for AutoHotkey in Colorer Library take5 that can be used with Eclipse, FAR manager and others.

It's work in progress so some stuff don't work correctly or at all, if anybody tests comments are welcome.
This is a newer version than what I posted here

Keywords and other stuff should work.

Outlines should work on labels and functions but functions must have an open brace "{" on the same line as the function name.

You can change the colors by choosing a Color style/schema in colorers settings or make your own Color style/schema in colorer\hrd directory.

Updated info:
I have separated the Autohotkey syntax into 2 "modes" Basic and Advanced, Basic mode should be a stable/minimal/fast syntax highlighting and Advanced is unstable/experimental/anything that can be done with colorers syntax and my skill.

You choose which mode is default when installing, the mode can be changed by reinstalling, both modes are available within Colorers settings.

And now it uses the syntax files from AutoHotkeys extras folder.

Screenshots: Eclipse , FAR manager and FAR manager with outlines.

I will put same more info here later.

To install in Eclipse:
You need to install the Colorer Eclipse plugin more info here.
Update: In newer Eclipse versions you need to add "*.ahk" file-type in menu "Window -> Preferences... -> General -> Editors -> FileAssociations" and specify an "Colorer Editor" associated editor.
And when opening a .AHK file check that Eclipse is using a Colorer editor.

To install in FAR manager:
You need to download FarColorer and unpack to FAR manager plugin directory.

And finally my AutoHotkey support:
ColorerInstall012.exe: compiled install script, just run the exe it unpacks the needed files and when the script asks for "catalog.xml" go to Colorerplugin folder and choose the catalog file, now choose Basic or Advanced mode.
or
AHKColorer012.zip:Unpack the zipfile, run "ColorerInstall.ahk" install script and when the script asks for "catalog.xml" go to Colorerplugin and choose the catalog file, now choose Basic or Advanced mode.

In the Zipfile there are 7 files

[Chris]

Thanks for posting your work. When you feel it's read to be distributed with AutoHotkey (assuming you want that), please let me know. Also, it would be ideal to eventually have some means of auto-generating the ahk.hrc file from the master syntax files (which are contained in Extras\Editors\Syntax). However, I realize that this might be a lot of work for you.

[jonib]

[Chris]

I haven't tested it yet. I remember someone once suggested finding means of doing syntax coloring/highlighting in the forum -- or perhaps just to publish individual scripts in HTML. Although I think at least one editor can already do this (perhaps PSPad), it would be nice to have a lighter-weight solution.

[PhiLho]

Well, I saw in the phpBB list of modules a special BBCode tag to do syntax highlighting for PHP code. It is easy, as PHP has a built-in function to generate such HTML code.
But perhaps someday I might hack this module to generate AutoHotkey syntax colored HTML. If you are willing to install such module, of course.
And currently, that's just vaporware, I have to finish my Scintilla lexer first (which goes a major refactoring!).
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[jonib]

Hi PhiLho

Do you have any more syntax testing scripts like you posted here?

[PhiLho]

Some, but of course, a good test is to save some complex scripts from the Scripts & Functions section, and look at them.
I also like to use my own _Permanent.ahk file.

LexAHK.ahk

[jonib]

Thanks PhiLho.

Just what I wanted.

But I gave up after looking at SyntaxAmbiguity.ahk sorry no more updates.
Just kidding

[PhiLho]

Note that my lexer is still far from handling all ambiguities correctly, and probably never will anyway: to do so, you will have to rewrite completely the parser from AHK itself!
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[jonib]

[jonib]

I'm going to rebuild my syntax highlighting and I'm going to use AutohotKeys master syntax files in the installer.

Should I have different highlighting for the built in functions or the same as user defined functions?

Has anybody tested it?

[PhiLho]

Not tested...
I use a different highlight for AutoHotkey functions, this is also a help to get the syntax right. At least, I often do that with built-in variables: A_LoopLongFilePath, mmm, no special color, A_LoopFileLongPath, right color, gotcha!
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[jonib]

Yes seems most useful way to do it.

I was just thinking that other highlighters don't seem to think built in functions are special.

[PhiLho]

Oh, I don't know for your highligther, but that's the way it is done for most lexers of Scintilla.
Now, it depends on the language, the function list of Java or PHP isn't included by default, too big...
Come to think of it, C lexer has no style for built-in functions. But C hasn't really built-in functions, except those defined by the Ansi norm.
Lua as such lists, grouped by categories. So is POV-Ray. Well, bad examples, I worked on these... Mmm, indeed, most languages don't have a list of functions, perhaps because of their number.
Nsis lexer has a list of functions. It seems such list is useful for small languages.
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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

[RobOtter]

Long time passed by...

jonib, PhiLho, anyone of you still (or again) working on this?
@jonib: Could you provide a working link to your AHKColorer.zip? The link given here is somewhat outdated...

Best regards,
Rob