Re: need clarification about hilighting framework

On 2020-09-29 15:56, Petr Smely wrote:
> hello,
> 
>  i'm trying to fiddle around in the hilighting in kate, but i'm
> confused ...
> 
>  in document:
> https://kate-editor.org/2016/11/15/ksyntaxhighlighting-a-new-syntax-highlighting-framework/
> like 4 years ago, a new hilighting framework was announced (moving
> away from that weired format in ~/.config/katesyntaxhighlightingrc to
> xml-files in ~/.local/share/org.kde.syntax-highlighting/). that would
> be nice!
> 
>  on my most recently updated install:
> 
>  i still have the old locations being used.
> 
>  "Starting with KDE Frameworks 5.29, the KTextEditor framework now
> uses the syntax highlighting files from KSyntaxHighlighting. These
> files are located in
> $HOME/.local/share/org.kde.syntax-highlighting/syntax" --> not on my
> install ... what is wrong here? do i have to actively change
> something? i could not find anything in the doc.

Hi,

perhaps there is a misunderstanding: The katesyntaxhighlightingrc is 
still used for some config stuff,
like colors.

This will change with frameworks 5.75.

https://kate-editor.org/post/2020/2020-09-13-kate-color-themes-5.75/

But the XML syntax definitions are already taken since long from the 
other locations, as documented.

Greetings
Christoph

> 
>  regards,
> Petr.

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