"Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <l...@geek....new_zealand> wrote: > In message <pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au>, Steven > D'Aprano wrote: > > > On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > > > >> In message <d6d05d39-98e7-4c28- > >> b201-4b2445732...@v35g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, LittleGrasshopper > >> wrote: > >> > >>> ... I am looking for suitable syntax files for [editor of choice] ... > >> > >> I don't understand why people need "syntax files" to use a text editor. > > > > Do you want syntax highlighting? > > Why?
It makes your screen look more busy as you type - for instance, if you type a " or a ' then it treats the rest of the file from that point on as belonging to the same string you are about to start typing, and colours it all using the colour you have selected for displaying string literals. This is basically to make you seasick and to force you to type the closing quote immediately and then to back arrow to inside the string again to finish typing the string, thereby making sure that firstly you type more keystrokes, which will look good on your productivity summary, and secondly to save the Python parser the hassle of dealing with a string that has no end quote. Now with a recommendation like that - how can you possibly refuse to use this excellent technology - are you some kind of Luddite, or what? :-) - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
