LivelyKernel / LivelyKernel/lively.morphic

[text] support "text modes" as text areas

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Description

Instead of having a global text mode per text morph allow to specify text areas (ranges) in the text to which certain "mode rules" get applied. E.g. Line 1 - 10 JavaScript, then 5 lines of normal text, then JS again. Code editors in workspaces and browsers then simply have a JS attributed range from beginning to end by default.
- ~~anchoring behavior of text mode attributes need to be inclusive, i.e. when inserting text at position `{column: 0, row: 0}` the text mode shouldn't be pushed down / to the right. Same is true for insertions at the end.~~
- ~~text behavior need to adapt when cursor is inside of such a mode area~~
- [x] completion behavior
- [x] syntax highlighting
- [ ] an AST might be associated with an area and AST-based behavior such as expression navigation and selection need to adapt.
- [x] menu items
- [ ] evaluation strategy

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the text-mode area behavior described in issue #60, including the completed completion, syntax-highlighting, and menu-item adaptations. Define the remaining scope for AST-based navigation and selection and evaluation strategy before locating the relevant text morph entry points; done means mode rules and associated behavior work correctly across multiple text ranges.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
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