diff -r 5dd9a675c06d -r 734e561f251f RegressionTests__JavaScriptTests.st
--- a/RegressionTests__JavaScriptTests.st	Sun Jun 09 15:53:49 2019 +0200
+++ b/RegressionTests__JavaScriptTests.st	Sun Jun 09 17:06:30 2019 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "{ Package: 'stx:goodies/regression' }"
 
 "{ NameSpace: RegressionTests }"
@@ -6525,21 +6527,21 @@
     |spec|
 
     spec := #(
-			('$''a'''                  #isCharacter     (#eval '$a ') )
-			('$''\n'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character nl)') )
-			('$''\r'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character return)') )
-			('$''\b'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character backspace)') )
-			('$''\x00'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:0)') )
-			('$''\x01'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:1)') )
-			('$''\x1a'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16r1a)') )
-			('$''\x000'''              #isCharacter     (#error ) )
-			('$''\xgg'''               #isCharacter     (#error ) )
-			('$''\xg'''                #isCharacter     (#error ) )
-			('$''\x'''                 #isCharacter     (#error ) )
-			('$''\x0g'''               #isCharacter     (#error ) )
-			('$''\u1234'''             #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16r1234) ') )
-			('$''\uFFFF'''             #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16rFFFF) ') )
-	       ).
+                        ('$''a'''                  #isCharacter     (#eval '$a ') )
+                        ('$''\n'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character nl)') )
+                        ('$''\r'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character return)') )
+                        ('$''\b'''                 #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character backspace)') )
+                        ('$''\x00'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:0)') )
+                        ('$''\x01'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:1)') )
+                        ('$''\x1a'''               #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16r1a)') )
+                        ('$''\x000'''              #isCharacter     (#error ) )
+                        ('$''\xgg'''               #isCharacter     (#error ) )
+                        ('$''\xg'''                #isCharacter     (#error ) )
+                        ('$''\x'''                 #isCharacter     (#error ) )
+                        ('$''\x0g'''               #isCharacter     (#error ) )
+                        ('$''\u1234'''             #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16r1234) ') )
+                        ('$''\uFFFF'''             #isCharacter     (#eval '(Character value:16rFFFF) ') )
+               ).
 
     self doTestEachFromSpec:spec.
 
@@ -6547,6 +6549,8 @@
      self run:#test_03_parse_literals3
      self new test_03_parse_literals3
     "
+
+    "Modified: / 09-06-2019 / 17:02:42 / Claus Gittinger"
 !
 
 test_04_parse_object
@@ -6799,6 +6803,25 @@
     "Created: / 17-11-2014 / 13:31:31 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
 !
 
+test_42_parse_literals4
+    "symbol syntax extension"
+
+    |spec|
+
+    spec := #(
+                        ('#''abc'''                #isSymbol        (#eval '#abc ') )
+               ).
+
+    self doTestEachFromSpec:spec.
+
+    "
+     self run:#test_42_parse_literals4
+     self new test_42_parse_literals4
+    "
+
+    "Created: / 09-06-2019 / 17:02:32 / Claus Gittinger"
+!
+
 test_99_misc_tests
     | didRaiseError result |