micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

Match brace highlight is not working at all.

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Description

I have set matchbracestyle to "highlight" and match-brace to "brightwhite,black" in my own color file (with default "black,brightwhite" for a paper scheme). However, the matching brace is not highlighted, although both braces are underlined, as if matchbracestyle is simply ignored.

Curiously, I also have identifier set to "bold blue" and most of the lines in my color file show up in micro as that color for their option name. But not match-brace or message or error-message. Even stranger, error- is bold blue but message is just the default black, both on the same line! Nevertheless, messages do display with the specified colors.
Any ideas?

Commit hash: 68d88b57 (v. 2.0.13)
Ubuntu Server
android termux to tmux via ssh.

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Reproduce the issue in micro v2.0.13 using the reported color-file settings on Ubuntu Server through Termux and tmux over SSH. Trace the brace-matching and color-option handling entry points, then verify that matchbracestyle and match-brace affect the matching brace while message and error-message retain their configured colors.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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