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kzeitz
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Posted - Aug 19 2004 :  3:01:31 PM  Show Profile
I'm working on a project that uses some library code, that I'm not at liberty to change.

In that code someone decided that...
#define BOOL bool
was a good idea...

This has the annoying effect of changeing the highlighting for BOOL to the Macro color instead of the typedef color.

I could probably live with it if it only changed the color of the project that included the library, but since it is the last definition parsed it changes the highlighting for BOOL in all the projects in the solution. Yuk!

It would be nice to be able to select or specify which symbol definition is used.

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Posted - Aug 19 2004 :  5:52:34 PM  Show Profile
Our coloring algorithm assumes preprocessor macros have global scope. This is done for speed. Unfortunately, it creates the side effect you see. VA X colors BOOL like a macro everywhere.

Here is a workaround:
Exit your IDE.
Use Notepad to create usertype.dat in the folder in which devenv.exe exists.
Put BOOL on a line by itself in usertype.dat
Restart your IDE.
BOOL should be colored like a "User keyword", which is blue by default.
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