EditorConfig file does not show correct syntax highlighting

[Mészáros Máté Róbert]

After installing this package the .editorconfig file does not show a proper syntax highlighting.

Expected Behavior

Using custom file icons should not affect the syntax highlighting.

Current Behavior

Although the correct syntax is selected - the .editorconfig file has no syntax highlighting.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. Install the A File Icon (this) package

2. Install the EditorConfig package

3. Create an .editorconfig file - for example:

   root = true
   
   [*]
   indent_style = tab
   # indent_size = 
   end_of_line = lf
   charset = utf-8
   trim_trailing_whitespace = true
   insert_final_newline = true

4. Set syntax to EditorConfig (although it should be that by default)

Context

Currenty I have to chose between the nice icons and proper syntax highlighting for the .editorconfig file.

Your Environment

The Package Settings → A File Icon → Environment command does not exist anymore.

Here is the console output with "dev_mode": true:

startup, version: 4143 osx arm64 channel: stable
executable: /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/sublime_text
application: /Applications/Sublime Text.app
working dir: /
packages path: /Users/myself/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Packages
state path: /Users/myself/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Local
zip path: /Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/Packages
zip path: /Users/myself/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Installed Packages
ignored_packages: ["Vintage"]
pre session restore time: 0.433433
OpenGL Context Information:
  GL API Version: 4.1 Metal - 83.1
  GLSL Version: 4.10
  Vendor: Apple
  Renderer: Apple M1 Pro
first paint time: 0.521806
startup time: 0.579086
git: using configuration from system git install
git: tracking working dir /Users/myself/dev/my-local-config
environment variables loaded using: /bin/zsh -l
reloading python 3.3 plugin 0_package_control_loader.00-package_control
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plugins loaded
A File Icon: Initializing settings
A File Icon: Initializing icons
         >>> All the necessary icons are provided
A File Icon: Getting installed themes
         >>> {'Theme - Default': ['Adaptive.sublime-theme', 'Default Dark.sublime-theme', 'Default.sublime-theme'], 'User': ['Monokai Pro (Filter Machine).sublime-theme', 'Monokai Pro.sublime-theme']}
A File Icon: Getting the list of theme packages with customization support
         >>> set()
A File Icon: Preparing general patch
         >>> [{'class': 'icon_file_type', 'layer0.tint': None, 'layer0.opacity': 0.9, 'content_margin': [8, 8]}, {'class': 'icon_file_type', 'layer0.tint': None, 'parents': [{'class': 'tree_row', 'attributes': ['hover']}], 'layer0.opacity': 0.7}, {'class': 'icon_file_type', 'layer0.tint': None, 'parents': [{'class': 'tree_row', 'attributes': ['selected']}], 'layer0.opacity': 1.0}]
A File Icon: Preparing specific patch
         >>> [{'class': 'icon_file_type', 'layer0.tint': None, 'content_margin': [8, 8]}]
A File Icon: Patching themes
A File Icon: Ignored `Adaptive.sublime-theme`
A File Icon: Ignored `Default Dark.sublime-theme`
A File Icon: Ignored `Default.sublime-theme`
A File Icon: Ignored `Monokai Pro (Filter Machine).sublime-theme`
A File Icon: Ignored `Monokai Pro.sublime-theme`
A File Icon: Removing obsolete theme patches
A File Icon: Updating aliases
Package Control: Skipping automatic upgrade, last run at 2023-06-23 16:03:59, next run at 2023-06-23 17:03:59 or after

[deathaxe]

This conflict is caused by the design of EditorConfig's syntax.

EditorConfig.sublime-syntax includes scope:source.ini and provides a hidden simplistic INI.sublime-syntax for that scope.

A File Icon doesn't (can't) accept hidden syntaxes as replacement for its dummy syntaxes.

Thus it can't be fixed by A File Icon without causing other issues.

Easiest solution would be to also install the "INI" package, which also provides more sophisticated highlighting for ini files.

Otherwise changes to EditorConfig package would be required, but I wouldn't be surprised its current design to be meant for making use of INI package, optionally.

[Mészáros Máté Róbert]

@deathaxe I installed the INI package, however, it also defines an EditorConfig syntax, which results in two Set Syntax: EditorConfig commands.

This is quite confusing - as the two syntaxes produce different colors. This is in turn caused by different scope names.

I have compared the two, and the one from the INI package seems more developed - also stated in jwortmann/ini-syntax#16 (comment).

I propose two options to solve the issue:

1. Update the EditorConfig syntax definition with the one in the INI package.
   After that, the INI package could drop the EditorConfig syntax definition.
   • This would require either updating the hidden INI syntax as well (to match)
   • or rather mark the INI package as a dependency - this is done with other packages as well
2. Merge the two packages into one
   As this package has features missing from INI, like indent_style integration with SublimeText

I would prefer keeping this package separate and depending on INI for the syntax definition

Either way, it would solve the duplicate command issue.

Also, I might create a separate issue for it, should this move forward.

[deathaxe]

You are right, ideally both packages would provide independent syntaxes to avoid conflicts or duplication. EditorConfig syntax just being an INI file is probably the root cause.

That's unrelated with A File Icon however and would be resolved by those package's authors/maintainers.

[Mészáros Máté Róbert]

I am terribly sorry - for some reason I was under the impression I am commenting under the EditorConfig.

So please disregard my previous comment - it IS unrelated, and should be resolved by the EditorConfig and INI folks.

Thanks again for the help and patience and understanding!