ShowAutoStyles

ShowAutoStyles
is an option for Cell which specifies whether styles that are specified to be automatically used for various syntactic and other constructs should be shown.

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The default setting is ShowAutoStyles->True.

Details of automatic styles can be specified in the setting for AutoStyleOptions.

For example, unmatched delimiters such as brackets are by default shown in purple.

EXAMPLES

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Basic Examples (1)

Create a raw box structure with an unmatched brace:

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Compare a cell that automatically highlights the unmatched brace with one that does not:

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SEE ALSO

StyleBox DelimiterFlashTime ShowCursorTracker LanguageCategory

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Options for Expression Input and Output

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Automatic Text Styling Features

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