SC-IDE: add option for matching brackets' background colour to apply to just the brackets

[rygen]

Currently when we set a background colour for matching brackets in the SC-IDE configuration > Editor > Fonts & Colours, that same colour is applied to all text in between them, whereas the foreground colour is applied to the brackets only.

Similar to some other IDE's, I believe it would be useful to have an extra option to style just the brackets, making it easier to highlight them properly without affecting the visibility of the range within brackets.

[jamshark70]

Be aware that some of us like... or rather, love... the current behavior. It makes it millions of times easier to see the range within the matching brackets.

Speaking just for myself, I'd be extremely cross if the current approach disappeared totally. Maybe make it configurable, but this is IMO not a bug.

[rygen]

I apologise for submitting it as a bug, since it might be a loved feature for a lot more people. I've updated the title and description.

[jamshark70]

I should also add that it's perfectly valid to want a more opaque, stronger background color for brackets. The current design seems to assume otherwise. I don't have a concrete idea for implementation, though.

[telephon]

excellent, I didn't know that feature existed - really useful!
@rygen: just wondering: what are you using the bracket background color for?

[rygen]

@telephon: not much, just to see what's the corresponding opening/closing bracket (and therefore knowing that all that's in between belongs to that scope). Helps me detecting some errors every now and then.

Highlighting all the code in between feels a bit aggressive to me. I do reckon it's just personal preference, and maybe because I'm used to XCode and Coda's workflows... :)
I'm also using a dark background, so having the matching brackets stand out by being highlighted is quite useful. They aren't as easily highlighted if I just change their text colour, whereas if I change their background colour to something that has a high contrast, then I do see them easily but all the code in between becomes a bit impossible to read, as it has other highlight colours that are not affected by this setting. Or maybe I'm just using the wrong colours, haha :)

[telephon]

ah ok, I see. Well, I guess that's a feature request for the future to have those as separate settings (bracket character background color vs. background between brackets).

[rygen]

Exactly :)

[miczac]

forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure if I understand this request:

[jamshark70]

Rygen wants to have a bright, easily visible background color for brackets only, and a less intrusive background color for the material between brackets. That is not currently possible in the ide.

[mossheim]

We're not currently focusing on feature requests, so I'm closing this for now, but saving it here.