General mode is unexpectedly activated for editing shell script file

[gingerbeardman]

Description

I am editing a shell script and notice that smart quotes is now turning back on every time i open the document.

To Reproduce

1. open a shell script without shebang
2. type "test", or similar

Actual behavior

• general mode activated
• quotes are transformed to smart quotes

Expected behavior

• these options should remain as the user last selected
• Shell script file should not be activating General mode, use Code mode!
• Mode should be active by selected syntax, rather than any other heuristic

CotEditor version

• 4.8.1 (644)
• 4.8.2 (647)

macOS version

• 14.4.1 (23E224)

Additional context

• related to the new "Mode" feature
• found a hint for the solution to turn them off at Disabling smart quotes #1248
• In latest version it's at: Settings > Mode > General > Smart quotes
• Mode feature is not predictable

[gingerbeardman]

It seems my shell script is not recognised as a shell script.

Why does it ignore selected syntax in toolbar?

Here are its properties:

• filename: hash.sh
• shebang: no
• permissions: 755 (-rwxr-xr-x)

[1024jp]

With the default settings, a file with .sh file extension should be mapped to the Shell Script.
When the pop-up menu in the toolbar says it is Shell Script, the document is recognized as a Shell Script document.
Then, (also with the default settings,) the mode for the editor is mapped according to the syntax kind defined in the syntax itself, which can be edited from the Format settings pane > Available syntaxes list.
If you have customized the Shell Script, the behavior can be changed. Check it once more.

[gingerbeardman]

Yes, somehow Shell Script syntax was set to General for me.

Instead of choosing Restore Defaults and losing any other changes I am not sure about, I changed kind to Code.