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diff --git a/book/src/guides/adding_languages.md b/book/src/guides/adding_languages.md index f9824215..1a47b79c 100644 --- a/book/src/guides/adding_languages.md +++ b/book/src/guides/adding_languages.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -## Adding new languages to Helix +# Adding new languages to Helix In order to add a new language to Helix, you will need to follow the steps below. @@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ below. 2. Create a new directory for the language with the path `runtime/queries/<name>/`. 3. Refer to the - [tree-sitter website](https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/3-syntax-highlighting.html#highlights) + [tree-sitter website](https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/syntax-highlighting#queries) for more information on writing queries. 4. A list of highlight captures can be found [on the themes page](https://docs.helix-editor.com/themes.html#scopes). +> 💡 In Helix, the first matching query takes precedence when evaluating +> queries, which is different from other editors such as Neovim where the last +> matching query supersedes the ones before it. See +> [this issue](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1170#issuecomment-997294090) +> for an example. + ## Common issues - If you encounter errors when running Helix after switching branches, you may |