[publican-list] Code Samples highlighting colours

[Ryan Lerch]

  On 10/18/2010 10:48 AM, Jeffrey Fearn wrote:
> Ryan Lerch wrote:
>>  I was looking at the updated styles for <programlisting>s and 
>> noticed that some of the colours used to highlight the different 
>> elements of code in them can be a little hard to see (and sometimes a 
>> bit jarring)
>>
>> Does anyone have any thoughts on the current default colours used,
>
> They are bad.
+1

Here the colours listed below (by Jeff) can be viewed in context in the 
image attached.

cheers,
ryanlerch
>
> Here is the existing pallet in cut down form:
>
> Alert:    #0000ff
> BaseN:    #007f00
> BString:  #5C3566
> Char:     #ff00ff
> Comment:  #FF00FF
> DataType: #0000ff
> DecVal:   #00007f
> Error:    #ff0000
> Float:    #00007f
> Function: #007f00
> IString:  #5C3566
> Keyword:  #002F5D
> Operator: #ffa500
> Others:   #b03060
> RegionMarker: #96b9ff
> Reserved: #9b30ff
> String:   #5C3566
> Variable: #0000ff
> Warning:  #0000ff
>
> The exact mapping is language specific, you have to read the 
> individual modules to know the exact mapping, but it's probably better 
> to try and abstract from that.
>
> Cheers, Jeff.
>

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