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wiser3 · 05 February 2024, 23:55

I'm sure Amiga OS 3.3 features have already been discussed and settled on. But i'd like to mention my OS 3.3 wish anyway.

How about syntax highlighting in the shell window.

We have syntax highlighting in TextEdit. Can that same system be extended to the shell? For example; device/drive names, dirs, filenames, commands, command options, etc... each have settable colors/effects through the same interface that TextEdit gets it syntax highlighting settings.

One issue i can think of is whether all commands output text the same way so the syntax highlighter can tell what type of text each piece is.

Thanks for Amiga OS 3.2.2! Your work is appreciated!!!

05 February 2024, 23:55	#209
wiser3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 79	I'm sure Amiga OS 3.3 features have already been discussed and settled on. But i'd like to mention my OS 3.3 wish anyway. How about syntax highlighting in the shell window. We have syntax highlighting in TextEdit. Can that same system be extended to the shell? For example; device/drive names, dirs, filenames, commands, command options, etc... each have settable colors/effects through the same interface that TextEdit gets it syntax highlighting settings. One issue i can think of is whether all commands output text the same way so the syntax highlighter can tell what type of text each piece is. Thanks for Amiga OS 3.2.2! Your work is appreciated!!!