Switch to disable syntax highlighter for cell comment

Author: bitagoras

pyPadPlusPlus/__init__.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self, write):
     def write(self, s): pass
 
 class pyPad:
-    def __init__(self, externalPython=None, matplotlib_EventHandler=True):
+    def __init__(self, externalPython=None, matplotlib_EventHandler=True, cellHighlight=True):
         '''Initializes PyPadPlusPlus to prepare Notepad++
         for interactive Python development'''
         console.show()
@@ -69,14 +69,15 @@ def __init__(self, externalPython=None, matplotlib_EventHandler=True):
 
         self.externalPython = bool(externalPython)
         if self.externalPython:
-            # start syntax highligter
+            self.interp = pyPadHost.interpreter(externalPython, outBuffer=self.outBuffer)
+        else:
+            self.interp = pyPadClient.interpreter()
+        
+        if cellHighlight:
             self.lexer = EnhancedPythonLexer()
             self.lexer.main()
-            self.interp = pyPadHost.interpreter(externalPython, outBuffer=self.outBuffer)
         else:
-            # syntax highligter could slow down notepad++ in this mode
             self.lexer = None
-            self.interp = pyPadClient.interpreter()
 
         self.thread = None
         self.threadMarker = None

pyPadStart.py

@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@
 
 matplotlib_EventHandler = True
 
+# Cell highlighter underlines comments starting with #%% to highlight
+# code cells. This can slowdown Notpad++ during heavy computational load.
+
+cellHighlight = True
+
 
 # Start pyPadPlusPlus
 import Npp, pyPadPlusPlus
-Npp.pypad = pyPadPlusPlus.pyPad(externalPython=pythonPath,
-        matplotlib_EventHandler=matplotlib_EventHandler)
+Npp.pypad = pyPadPlusPlus.pyPad(
+        externalPython=pythonPath,
+        matplotlib_EventHandler=matplotlib_EventHandler,
+        cellHighlight=cellHighlight)