Xcode9: cannot turn off the paren-kissing animation

Originator:markd
Number:rdar://34552520 Date Originated:9/20/2017
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Version 9.0 (9A235)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

Hello!  Xcode9's editor has introduced a bunch of animated glitz. Unfortunately, most of it is a detriment to my use of Xcode due to the distracting animation, 

In particular, the "kissing" animation, whenever the cursor is moved over a delimiter. Please see the attached gif file.

It's also an accessibility problem - the flashes of color react badly with my eyeglasses prescription (chromatic aberration) which can trigger migraine-style headaches because colors appear in random places in 3-space.


I would love for a way to turn that off. I can see how some people could find it useful (what does this balance?), but I personally don't need to do that very often, and most certainly not every single time I cursor over a delimiter.  


Steps to Reproduce:

Arrow over the closing ) of a function call


Expected Results:
the cursor moves
I can continue concentrating on my work

Actual Results:

the parens flash a bright yellow color.  The opening paren catches my eye, now I need to re-acquire the cursor an remember what I was doing.

Version/Build:

Version 9.0 (9A235)
10.12.6 (16G29)

Configuration:

Xcode 8 did not have this problem.

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