<p>Each setting in filetypes.c is read with <a href="https://github.com/geany/geany/blob/9f4407ca29ac4dd6401fbc0688fb8c244158ae3d/src/utils.h#L78">this macro</a> rather than reading all of one config file then all of the other, but the effect is the same, partial overriding.</p>
<p>And as you know build has a wonderful setting by setting overriding system :)</p>
<p>Highlighting is much more complex since the set of keys is not fixed, but seems to also read a setting from the user config if it exists and from the system one if not, <a href="https://github.com/b4n" class="user-mention">@b4n</a> could confirm.</p>

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