[J Melvin]

Is there a way to make registry key header entries toggle to a different color when they are marked for deletion

Example
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\EmSoft\EmEditor v3]<<<<<<<<<<<< Default *.ini syntax color, fine)
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\EmSoft] <<<<<<<<<<<< Want different color when bracket is marked for deletion with the minus sign “-” after the leading bracket

Thanks for your help.

[LTT]

You can add a string in Highlight(1):
[-
▲ Enable “Highlight Right Side” (or “Highlight Right All”) for it.
▲ Choose a color for it.

Or add this:
^\[-
▲ Enable “Regular Expression” for it.
▲ Enable “Highlight Right Side” (or “Highlight Right All”) for it.
▲ Choose a color for it.

[J Melvin]

@LTT. I had already tried your first suggestion but it didn’t work, I guess because it conflicts with the normal string I had defined for [. Your suggested regular expression didn’t work either until I also defined a regular expression for the normal bracket ^\[. So now I have a regular expression of ^\[- for disabled key and ^\[ for enabled key and everything works fine. Just offering this detailed explanation in case someone else runs into the same issue. Thanks again.

[LTT]

The draw order seems complicated.
I have to set it this way:
picshack.net/ib/Ogai299qED.png

@Yutaka

Default settings.
Highlight(1):
Switch to “Both User-Defined Strings and Default Keywords”.
Add the 2 items as shown in the above image.

** I couldn’t get them work, till I switched to “Only User-Defined Strings”.

** If I use 2 non-regex items instead ( “[” and “[-” ), only “[” works in “Only User-Defined Strings”, no matter what the order is.

I got dizzy on this…
Please add a description in the help about the draw order/rules used in Highlight(1), e.g.:
Default keywords vs User-defined strings
Regex vs Non-regex
The sort order

[LTT]

@YEMURA
It’s “ini” configuration.

[J Melvin]

@LTT. Yes, that is exactly the way I have it set now, just like your screen shot. But as I said, when I mixed a regex definition with a non-regex user defined bracket, there’s some sort of conflict and it won’t work, at least in my configuration where I am only useing User-Defined Strings. Hope that clarifies things.

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