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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
19020 Posts

Posted - Feb 24 2004 :  11:07:04 AM  Show Profile
would it be possible to have all of the code in a #if 0 block coloured as comments?

i often use:

#if 0
// sample code
#endif


to keep chunks of sample code on hand and available for reference. i also use:

#if 0
// normal mode
#else
// alternative, debug version
#endif


when debugging complex functions. i can switch between one block and the other by simply swapping the 0 for a 1 and back again. this is a lot faster and easier than using:

/**
// normal mode
**/
/**
// alternative, debug version
**/



so, having the inactive block coloured as comments would be wonderful

currently i do most of my programming in Vim under UNIX, and i have set this up in the Vim C syntax highlighting rules. however, there doesn't seem to be any way for mere mortals to defining custom syntax highlighting rules in VS .NET 2003

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Stephen
Tomato Guru

United Kingdom
781 Posts

Posted - Feb 24 2004 :  11:48:15 AM  Show Profile
This is a common request. See threads 80, 314 & 743, for example.

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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
19020 Posts

Posted - Feb 25 2004 :  07:16:29 AM  Show Profile
ah, thanks for that. there is quite a bit of history here to catch up on

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