Importing formats from Notepad++ or other XML formats
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Is there a way to import settings for a format from a notepad++ xml file? I'd like to implement the code completion, syntax highlighting, etc. from https://github.com/xilitium/AEL-Syntax-Highlighting-Notepad-Plus-Plus into IntelliJ or any other JetBrains product which would be compatible.
I found this https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.3/creating-and-registering-file-types.html about registering a new file type and inputing keywords but it doesn't seem to have all the required settings as exemplified in the notepad++ xml docs and inputting each of those keywords would take way too long.
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Notepad++ format is not supported, but IntelliJ IDEA supports custom file types via TextMate bundles: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.3/textmate-bundles.html.
For more advanced features you will have to implement a custom language plug-in: http://www.jetbrains.org/intellij/sdk/docs/reference_guide/custom_language_support.html.
Thanks for the info. What is the likelihood of having additional languages like AEL2 added to a JetBrains product by one of the JetBrains gurus?
To be honest, it's very unlikely. It's the first request to support this language I see in a dozen of years. It's more likely that someone interested will implement a plug-in.
https://github.com/shakvaal/AEL_syntax