FontAndColors setting per textMate registration doesn't work
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 17
### What happened
When changing colors for a registered TextMate Language it will not apply to the specific language. (Figure 1)
But when the color changes are done via TextMate Languages it works.But the drawbacks is that the changes apply to all registered TextMate Languages. (Figure 2)
**We should be able to change FontAndColor for one specific registered TextMate Language not for all at once**
Figure 1:

Figure 2:

### How to reproduce
Steps to reproduce:
1- Register FontsAndColors in the layer.xml for a specific TextMate Language
2- Use the FontANdColor setting to change color for say Language
3- Changes doesnt apply
Reference: https://github.com/albilu/netbeansPython/discussions/34
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
Any
### JDK
Any
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue through the FontAndColors setting for a registered TextMate Language, following the three steps in the report. Trace how per-language registration differs from the global TextMate Languages setting; done means changing one registered language's colors affects only that language.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100