Re: SciTE language(s) to retire

On Thursday, May 12, 2022 06:11:35 PM 'Neil Hodgson' via scite-interest wrote:
> chris.d…:
> > For more details:  Frequently used languages (google.com)
> > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GKWQ8C9gGENLPOrp9kyCCZ8pLwxCfGfR1Tr1Tu
> > eKrWo/viewanalytics>
> 
>    That does indicate “markdown” is popular so should be included. Can you
> present the data as an ordered ranking to make it easier to understand - I
> can’t see how to get the raw data as CSV or similar to manipulate in a
> spreadsheet: 9 python
> 8 lua

I thought about making this suggestion earlier, but then I forgot.

I'd like to suggest (unless someone has already), that provision be made 
(slots reserved on the language menu) for some number of user selected 
languages.

(Iirc), this is not such a big deal for a user of SciTe / Scintilla, but more 
for someone who might be (slowly) developing a lexer for a new (to Scintilla) 
language.

The idea is that anyone developing a lexer (or working on a less popular 
lexer) can consistently assign the same "slot" to his language as he "pulls" 
updated versions of Scintilla (or Lexer) to keep up to date as his work 
progresses.

(Slowly is a good word for my progress -- I've been working on it (or wishing 
for it) for on the order of 15 years ;-)