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mkoe
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Posted - Sep 10 2012 :  2:27:04 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
VAX provides the functionality to display source comments for C++ files. This is indeed a nice feature and I have noticed that some keywords like "\\brief" are marked as bold. But XML comments a written in plain text. Is there any possibility to color or highlight XML comment like coloring in code editor?

accord
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Posted - Sep 11 2012 :  4:08:10 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Unfortunately, there is no option to do that.
Which IDE version and programming language are you using?
You mentioned C++, but Visual Studio is not coloring <summary> and <remarks> in the code editor to grey for me. Not even with C++/CLI (Windows Forms Application project) On the other hand, in C#, where the coloring is like on your screenshot, VS2008, VS2010 and VS2012 only shows the summary of the comments in the tooltip (with VA).
Edited by - accord on Sep 11 2012 4:09:53 PM
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mkoe
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Posted - Sep 11 2012 :  4:17:59 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
We use Visual Studio 2010 Professional Version 10.0.40219.1 SP1Rel with C++/CLI. The tag coloring can be configured in "Fonts and Colors" with "XML Doc Tag" entry.
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accord
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Posted - Sep 17 2012 :  5:00:47 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
*ah* Thank you for the setting name. It does work indeed.

I have put in a feature request for this to see what the developers make of it:

case=69356
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mkoe
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Posted - Sep 18 2012 :  02:53:04 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks!

It would be nice if the format style for showing XML comments can be more than only coloring but more interpreting of a few XML tags.
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accord
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Posted - Sep 18 2012 :  4:08:11 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
What do you mean? Something like this?

<summary>Something</summary>
<remarks>Remark line 1
Remark line 2<remarks>

<parapm name="param1">the first param</param>

summary: Something.
remarks:
Remark line 1
Remark line 2

param1: the first params.

etc.
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mkoe
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 :  02:03:49 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Yes, exactly. Something like that would be nice.

In XML comments there can be tags inside tags. For example <see cref="OtherClass" />. Maybe these words can be printed bold. But I think your developers will find a nice and clean way for displaying XML comments. ;-)
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accord
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 :  07:05:45 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks. I've added a comment to the case.
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mkoe
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Posted - Sep 19 2012 :  07:08:13 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks! ;-)
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Dunemaster
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Russia
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Posted - Dec 05 2012 :  12:25:09 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I would vote for these option, too
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feline
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Posted - Dec 06 2012 :  7:42:37 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have added your vote to the case Dunemaster.
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