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Status Future consideration
Categories Editors
Created by Guest
Created on May 16, 2019

DB2 Comment -- colors

In the PDP Editor, I would like to be able to configure the color of DB2 comments. In the attached image, you'll see the DB2 comments in red boxes. They look like all of the other code in working storage. Can -- be recognized and highlighted?

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Mar 1, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - IBM Developer for z/OS, including Enterprise Edition
    Component - Editors
    Operating system - Windows
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - Programming Patterns
    Component - Code management
    Operating system - Windows
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Nov 27, 2020

    Attachment (Description): Here is the file as a PNG. The lines that are in a red box are the ones we would like to change the color of.

  • Guest
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    Nov 25, 2020

    This request lacks sufficient information for us to evaluate it. It might not be considered further until it has been revised and clarified. Please provide us a screen capture of what type of lines you want to have a specific color, the current attach file is not well formed. As you know in the PDP editor, the color is associated with the origin of the lines (generated, macro, and specific) so it seems to be complicated to have a special behavior for comment line s... but the screen capture you will send us can help us to better understand ...

  • Guest
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    Aug 19, 2020

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
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    Dec 17, 2019

    Attachment (Description): I found the image and saved it as jpg instead. Hopefully you can see this one.