Beginning with the latest development build, from git d9f148b (get it from
https://www.qb64.org/portal/development-build/), you will be able to completely disable the syntax highlighter.
So far it was possible to choose a color scheme that contained the same color for all elements - but the change was purely visual. Internally, the highlighter kept on processing your code.
In the upcoming version, not only the syntax highlighter can be fully disabled but
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It can be reenabled in the Options menu, which has a new toggle:
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Help test the latest development build and let us know if any issues arise.
These are the known issues and feature requests so far:
https://github.com/QB64Team/qb64/issues - We can't guarantee all of them will be fixed/implemented before v1.5 comes out though.