Geany syntax highlighting config for Scala - place in ~/.config/geany/filedefs/

filetypes.Scala.conf

# For complete documentation of this file, please see Geany's main documentation
[styling]
# foreground;background;bold;italic
default=default
comment=comment
commentline=comment
commentdoc=commentdoc
number=number
word=keyword
word2=keyword2
string=string
character=string
uuid=extra
preprocessor=preprocessor
operator=operator
identifier=default
stringeol=stringeol
# @"verbatim"
verbatim=extra
# (/regex/)
regex=extra
commentlinedoc=commentdoc,bold
commentdockeyword=commentdoc,bold,italic
commentdockeyworderror=commentdoc
globalclass=type

[keywords]
# all items must be in one line
primary=abstract case catch class def do else extends false final finally for forSome if implicit import lazy match new object override package private protected requires return sealed throw trait true try type val var with while yield @ =>

secondary=null super this AllRef Any AnyRef Array Attribute Elem Iterable List Option Some Stack String Unit Console Nil None Predef
# these are some doxygen keywords (incomplete)
docComment=attention author brief bug class code date def enum example exception file fn namespace note param remarks return see since struct throw todo typedef var version warning union

[settings]
lexer_filetype=C

# default extension used when saving files
extension=scl

# the following characters are these which a "word" can contains, see documentation
#wordchars=_abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789

# if only single comment char is supported like # in this file, leave comment_close blank
comment_open=//
comment_close=
# this is an alternative way, so multiline comments are used
comment_open=/*
comment_close=*/

comment_use_indent=true


#[build_settings]
# %f will be replaced by the complete filename
# %e will be replaced by the filename without extension
# (use only one of it at one time)
#compiler=g++ -Wall -c "%f"
#linker=g++ -Wall -o "%e" "%f"
#run_cmd="./%e"

This is a very raw version that I cobbled together using the scite config file and the Geany example config, without even knowing much of Scala. Happy for enhancements!