Script colorization not working

Devin Asay devin_asay at byu.edu
Thu Nov 19 14:00:02 EST 2020


Thanks Panos, and Bernd also for the tip on the new version of Source Code Pro.

The student was indeed using Source Code Pro, and when she changed to a different font for the script editor, it fixed the problem.

Devin


> On Nov 18, 2020, at 2:26 PM, panagiotis merakos via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Devin,
> 
> A rough guess is that she is on Big Sur. There is a known issue where
> colorization is lost if the default font (Source Code Pro) is used. If this
> is the case, she can try switching to a different font, and the issue will
> be fixed.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Panos
> --
> 
> On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 23:18, Devin Asay via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> One of my students is having a problem where the script colorization is
>> not working completely. That is, the bold face style is applied for things
>> like **on** mouseUp and **end** mouseUp, and commands are boldfaced. But
>> nothing else is colorized.
>> 
>> We have checked all of her script editor preferences. Colorization is set
>> to default.
>> 
>> There is nothing in the script editor menu that would affect this as far
>> as I can tell.
>> 
>> My student likes script colorization and finds it very helpful, so she’s
>> anxious to get it fixed.
>> 
>> Has anyone ever seen this? Any suggestions for how to fix it?
>> 
>> She’s on Mac, probably Catalina, LiveCode Community 9.6.1.
>> 
>> Devin
>> 
>> 
>> Devin Asay
>> Director
>> Office of Digital Humanities
>> Brigham Young University
>> 
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Devin Asay
Director
Office of Digital Humanities
Brigham Young University



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