[Feature request] Please add option to disable brace highlighting

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Description of the Issue

Hello, I would like to see an option added to disable brace highlighting. I find it very distracting when text changes color and style as I move the cursor around.

Describe the solution you'd like.

Under Settings > Preferences > Highlighting, there is an option to turn "Highlight Matching Tags" on or off. I would like to see a similar, separate option added, a checkbox to turn brace highlighting (AKA brace matching) on and off as well.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.8.3   (64-bit)
Build time : Jul  9 2025 - 01:39:59
Scintilla/Lexilla included : 5.5.7/5.4.5
Boost Regex included : 1_85
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : OFF
Placeholders : OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode : SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT (0)
Multi-instance Mode : monoInst
File Status Auto-Detection : cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode : ON
Display Info : 
    primary monitor: 1920x1200, scaling 125%
    visible monitors count: 1
    installed Display Class adapters: 
        0000: Description - Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics
        0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.101.6733
OS Name : Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
OS Version : 24H2
OS Build : 26100.4652
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    DSpellCheck (1.5)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.6)
    NppExport (0.4)

Anything else?

I certainly recognize the value of the feature of brace highlighting, but for me, it's an unwelcome distraction and I would love to have the ability to turn it off completely, just as you can turn off HTML tag highlighting. Thanks for your consideration.

Start at Settings > Preferences > Highlighting and trace the existing "Highlight Matching Tags" option into the brace-matching behavior. Done means a separate checkbox can disable brace highlighting without disabling HTML tag highlighting; no files or tests are named in the issue.