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Differentiate Generated Widget Closing Hints from Written Comments in Flutter Code #8225

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In Android Studio, when developing Flutter apps, the IDE automatically adds closing widget name hints (e.g., // Center, // Scaffold) next to closing brackets. However, these hints share the exact same color and style as developer-written comments, such as // Some comment.

This makes it difficult to visually distinguish between:

Written comments (which convey developer intent or documentation), and

Auto-generated hints (which are helpful for structure but not part of the actual logic or documentation).

Suggested Improvement:
Use a lighter color, different font style (e.g., italic or semi-transparent), or alternative formatting for generated closing hints. This would clearly set them apart from manually written comments.

Example (from attached screenshot):
// Some comment ← written by developer
// Center ← generated automatically by IDE
Both lines appear identical in color and weight, which creates visual confusion.

Benefits:
Enhances readability and maintainability of Flutter code.

Helps developers quickly identify structural hints without mistaking them for real comments.

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          Differentiate Generated Widget Closing Hints from Written Comments in Flutter Code · Issue #8225 · flutter/flutter-intellij