elementary / elementary/code

Clash between selection background and matching parens highlight

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Description

I have selected only the function parameters, but it looks as if I had selected the parens as well:

![selection](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/70772/46632122-e03dd580-cb49-11e8-829e-51ea5849324d.png)

This makes editing a bit confusing.

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Research direction

Reproduce the reported selection of function parameters while matching-parenthesis highlighting is visible in the editor. Trace the editor's selection and matching-paren rendering paths, then verify that selected parameters and highlighted parentheses are visually distinguishable without changing either behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
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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