Index: src/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/main.cpp    (revision 6196)
+++ src/main.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@
 int idStartHerePageLink = wxNewId();
 int idStartHerePageVarSubst = wxNewId();
 
+int idHighlightButton = wxNewId();
+
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MainFrame, wxFrame)
     EVT_ERASE_BACKGROUND(MainFrame::OnEraseBackground)
     EVT_SIZE(MainFrame::OnSize)
@@ -448,6 +450,7 @@
 
     EVT_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED(ID_NBEditorManager, MainFrame::OnPageChanged)
 
+    EVT_BUTTON(idHighlightButton, MainFrame::OnHighlightMenu)
     /// CloseFullScreen event handling
     EVT_BUTTON( idCloseFullScreen, MainFrame::OnToggleFullScreen )
 
@@ -1648,6 +1651,7 @@
 
     width[num++] = -1; // main field
 //    width[num++] = 128; // progress bar
+    dc.GetTextExtent(_(" Nassi Shneiderman "), &width[num++], &h);
     dc.GetTextExtent(_(" WINDOWS-1252 "), &width[num++], &h);
     dc.GetTextExtent(_(" Line 12345, Column 123 "), &width[num++], &h);
     dc.GetTextExtent(_(" Overwrite "),  &width[num++], &h);
@@ -1657,7 +1661,10 @@
 
     CreateStatusBar(num);
     SetStatusWidths(num, width);
-
+    wxRect rect;
+    GetStatusBar()->GetFieldRect(1, rect);
+    m_pHighlightButton = new wxButton(GetStatusBar(),idHighlightButton,_(""),
+                                      rect.GetPosition(),rect.GetSize(),wxNO_BORDER|wxBU_LEFT);
     // here for later usage
 //    m_pProgressBar = new wxGauge(GetStatusBar(), -1, 100);
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
@@ -1677,6 +1684,11 @@
         wxString msg;
         msg.Printf(_("Line %d, Column %d"), ed->GetControl()->GetCurrentLine() + 1, ed->GetControl()->GetColumn(pos) + 1);
         SetStatusText(ed->GetFilename(), panel++);                    //tiwag 050917
+        // Highlightbutton
+        EditorColourSet* theme = Manager::Get()->GetEditorManager()->GetColourSet();
+        m_pHighlightButton->SetLabel(theme->GetLanguageName(ed->GetLanguage()));
+        panel++;
+
         SetStatusText(ed->GetEncodingName(), panel++);
         SetStatusText(msg, panel++);
         SetStatusText(ed->GetControl()->GetOvertype() ? _("Overwrite") : _("Insert"), panel++);
@@ -1692,6 +1704,8 @@
     {
         int panel = 0;
         SetStatusText(_("Welcome to ") + appglobals::AppName + _T("!"), panel++);
+        m_pHighlightButton->SetLabel(wxEmptyString);
+        panel++;
         SetStatusText(wxEmptyString, panel++);
         SetStatusText(wxEmptyString, panel++);
         SetStatusText(wxEmptyString, panel++);
@@ -2749,6 +2763,13 @@
         m_pProgressBar->SetSize(r.GetSize());
     }
 
+    if(m_pHighlightButton)
+    {
+        wxRect rect;
+        GetStatusBar()->GetFieldRect(1, rect);
+        m_pHighlightButton->SetPosition(rect.GetPosition());
+        m_pHighlightButton->SetSize(rect.GetSize());
+    }
     // for flicker-free display
     event.Skip();
 }
@@ -3417,6 +3438,7 @@
                     #endif
                 }
             }
+            m_pHighlightButton->SetLabel(theme->GetLanguageName(lang));
             ed->SetLanguage(lang);
         }
     }
@@ -4382,6 +4404,44 @@
     }
 }
 
+void MainFrame::OnHighlightMenu(wxCommandEvent& event)
+{
+  cbEditor* ed = Manager::Get()->GetEditorManager()->GetBuiltinActiveEditor();
+  if (ed)
+  {
+      EditorColourSet* theme = Manager::Get()->GetEditorManager()->GetColourSet();
+      if (theme)
+      {
+          wxMenu mm;
+          wxMenu* hl = 0;
+          GetMenuBar()->FindItem(idEditHighlightModeText, &hl);
+          wxArrayString langs = theme->GetAllHighlightLanguages();
+
+          mm.AppendRadioItem(idEditHighlightModeText, _("Plain text"),
+                             _("Switch highlighting mode for current document to \"Plain text\""));
+          Connect(hl->FindItem(_("Plain text")), -1, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED,
+                      (wxObjectEventFunction) (wxEventFunction) (wxCommandEventFunction)
+                      &MainFrame::OnEditHighlightMode);
+          for (size_t i = 0; i < langs.GetCount(); ++i)
+          {
+              if (i > 0 && !(i % 20))
+                  mm.Break(); // break into columns every 20 items
+              mm.AppendRadioItem(hl->FindItem(langs[i]), langs[i],
+                          wxString::Format(_("Switch highlighting mode for current document to \"%s\""), langs[i].c_str()));
+              Connect(hl->FindItem(langs[i]), -1, wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED,
+                      (wxObjectEventFunction) (wxEventFunction) (wxCommandEventFunction)
+                      &MainFrame::OnEditHighlightMode);
+          }
+          int checkeditem = -1;
+          checkeditem = hl->FindItem(theme->GetLanguageName(ed->GetLanguage()));
+          mm.Check(checkeditem,true);
+          wxRect rect;
+          GetStatusBar()->GetFieldRect(1, rect);
+          PopupMenu(&mm, GetStatusBar()->GetPosition()+rect.GetPosition());
+      }
+  }
+}
+
 void MainFrame::StartupDone()
 {
     m_StartupDone = true;
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