JavaScript is listed twice in Language Preferences

[EatonZ]

[MAPJe71]

One is for JavaScript script files (i.e. extension .js) and one for JavaScript embedded in e.g. HTML files. See "Tab Settings", it also has two JavaScript entries i.e. javascript and javascript.js.

[EatonZ]

I see. In that case, there should be something extra, like there is for Fortran, to better differentiate the entries there.

[EatonZ]

Will this be addressed?

[sasumner]

@EatonZ Do you have a suggestion on differentiating names for these items?

[EatonZ]

@sasumner Maybe "JavaScript (JS)" and "JavaScript (HTML)" if that is indeed the difference per info from @MAPJe71.

[ArkadiuszMichalski]

@sasumner What about JavaScript (external) and JavaScript (internal/inline/embed), first is standalone file, second is embed in other type of files (like HTML). External/internal are often used in web, like for CSS for simillar purpose (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/First_steps/How_CSS_is_structured).

Edit: similar/duplicate bug #3712.

[ArkadiuszMichalski]

@donho Why on setting this Language Menu > Available items expose two Javascript entry? When you untick Make language menu compact then list on status bar display only one Javascript.
Now when we try put one of them to Disable items we get strange behaviour because each of them disable each other so no Javascript can be seen in list on status bar.
This menu shouldn't only contain one Javascript, which is responsible for external files?

Same problem is for Tab Settings: javascript.js changes space/tab for external js file (OK, this works), but what javascript entry does (definitely not affect the JS code in the HTML file)?

How Javascript support look like here, external files are controled by LexCPP.cxx and embed (code inside <script> tag) by LexHTML.cxx (or maybe also by LexCPP.cxx)? What is the difference between javascript.js and javascript here?