Re: [Nano-devel] disable a time-consuming multiline regex?

[Benno Schulenberg]

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016, at 05:59, address@hidden wrote:
> 1. String HL
>  From two expressions into one

Doesn't make it clearer.  The extra pair of () gets in the way.

>  Used char classes

Good.

>  Made second not over or under HL

Why are a " and a \ not allowed between <>?

>  Made first not under HL

Empty strings "" are no longer highlighted.


> 2. Reminder HL
>  Mandated that they be in comment blocks

That don't work.  A lone FIXME gets yellowed.
(And that's fine.  It could be in an #if 0 block.)

>  added optional continued HL of following common punctuation.

You mean "added continued HL of possibly following common punctuation".

Fine, but I don't like it.

>  Removed useless comma

Uh?  The comma means the yellow is *background*.

> 3. Trailing white space HL
>  Removed useless comma

Without the comma there is no visible highlight.
Did you even test your file?

Benno

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