eclipse-lsp4e / eclipse-lsp4e/lsp4e
Hovers don't use default Eclipse fonts & colours
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 85
- Forks
- 69
- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
- 6
Description
This is a (markdown) hover displayed in Eclipse.
Here's a mouse-resized hover:
And as comparison, the same hover provider produces hovers that look like this in Sublime:
It would be great, if Eclipse would format the hover with the configured default fonts, so it would look more pleasant.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the markdown hover in Eclipse using the screenshots and compare it with the Sublime rendering. Investigate how Eclipse's configured default fonts and colours are applied to hovers; the issue is done when the hover uses those defaults and remains pleasant when resized.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100