EnglishJs — VS Code Extension

File icons and syntax highlighting for EnglishJs (.english) files.

Features

Custom file icon — .english files display a distinctive "En" icon in the file explorer (with light/dark theme variants)
Syntax highlighting — Keywords, strings, numbers, UI components, events, and more are color-coded
Language configuration — Comment toggling (//) and auto-closing quotes

Install (Local)

Copy or symlink this folder into your VS Code extensions directory:

Windows:

# Create a symlink (run as admin)
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink `
  -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.vscode\extensions\englishjs" `
  -Target "path\to\EnglishJs\vscode-extension"

macOS / Linux:

ln -s /path/to/EnglishJs/vscode-extension ~/.vscode/extensions/englishjs

Restart VS Code (or run Developer: Reload Window).
Open any .english file — you'll see the icon and syntax colors.

Install (VSIX package)

If you have vsce installed:

cd vscode-extension
npx @vscode/vsce package
code --install-extension englishjs-1.0.0.vsix

Syntax Highlighting Preview

Color	What it highlights
Control keywords	`if`, `then`, `when`, `repeat`, `run`, `navigate`
Action keywords	`create`, `set`, `show`, `ask`, `save`, `load`
UI components	`page`, `button`, `input`, `title`, `container`
Events	`clicked`, `pressed`, `changes`, `loaded`, `focused`
Style props	`background`, `color`, `font`, `padding`, `rounded`
Strings	`"Hello world"`
Numbers	`42`, `3.14`
Booleans	`true`, `false`
Comments	`// this is a comment`

License

MIT — part of the EnglishJs project.

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