arduino / arduino/Arduino

fix syntax highlighting

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Component: IDE feature request
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Description

- imports section is lacking consistency (uses keywords, and strings rules)
![arduino-2016-01-28](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1318077/12640473/600f7226-c5aa-11e5-9a48-dfb6534206bb.png)
- numbers are not colored (ignore the 8/9 that were colored on accident)
![number coloring](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/6151328/12579432/496fd656-c428-11e5-83d8-937e35633e7b.png)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two screenshots in the Arduino IDE and locating the syntax-highlighting rules for imports and numeric literals. Done means import highlighting is consistent and numbers are colored correctly without relying on accidental cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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