Syntax low-lighting

A plea for syntax low-lighting

There are many arguments many arguments against syntax highlighting.

But what about syntax low-lighting? Fading out irrelevant boilerplate. Or even hide it.

Interactive demo

public class Greeter {

    public void Greet() {
        // prints "Hello, world!"
        Print("Hello, world!")
    }

}

Would be great to make LISP readable to the layperson. For example by hiding the parentheses (from the outside in or vice versa?)

TODO

• Hide private methods, then internal, then protected methods, then public methods (needs more info, AST)
• Discriminate between keywords and types (thanks Folkert van Heusden)
• Underline classnames when very human, prefix methods with a ‘+’, minimize indentation
• Add Lisp example

Original idea: December 19, 2018, 9:45:36 AM