Slick V3.3 User Manual

• Here Document (UNIX Shells/Perl) - Activates support for HERE documents. Note that if you prefix

your terminator with one of our lexer names, you will get embedded language color-coding. Example of
a HERE document in Perl, where HTMLEOF is used as the terminator to get HTML embedded lan-
guage color-coding:

print <<HTMLEOF;

<BODY>

...

</BODY>

</HTML>

HTMLEOF

Unknown languages are color-coded in string color. Embedded language colors are user-definable.

• Color identifiers followed by ( as a function - For language such as C++, Java, and Slick-C

, an

identifier followed by a parenthesis always indicates a function.

• Special coloring for package and import statements (Java) - When this option is selected, the Java

syntax package and import statements are supported. This option is forced on for the lexer name Java.
You must add the package and/or import keywords to your keyword list in order for this option to have
any effect.

• Preprocessing keywords can appear anywhere - When this option is selected, preprocessing

keywords are color-coded even if they are not only preceded by white space.

• Identifiers may start with a number (COBOL) - When this option is selected, identifiers may start with

one or more decimal digits. By default, leading decimal digits indicate a number.

• @"####" Unicode strings (C#) - When this option is selected, text in the form of @"any text" is coded

as a string.

Comments Tab

The Comments tab is used to set comment options for color-coding. To access these settings, click Win-
dow

→

Preferences, expand SlickEdit and click General in the tree, then double-click the Color Coding

setting and select the Comments tab.

Figure 10.54. Color Coding Setup: Comments Tab

Color Coding Setup Dialog

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