diff --git a/csl.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/csl/editor/semantic/SemanticHighlighter.java b/csl.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/csl/editor/semantic/SemanticHighlighter.java
--- a/csl.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/csl/editor/semantic/SemanticHighlighter.java
+++ b/csl.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/csl/editor/semantic/SemanticHighlighter.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(SemanticHighlighter.class.getName());
     
     /** Creates a new instance of SemanticHighlighter */
-    SemanticHighlighter() {
+    public SemanticHighlighter() {
     }
 
 //    public Document getDocument() {