How to change server script background in Visual Studio 2008

Question

I am developing Asp.net MVC applications, and since there are quite a few scripts in place in my aspx / ascx files, they can become really messy, find their way.

What I would like to do (to simplify me) sets some background color for server-side scripts.

Right now, only <% and %> have a yellow background, but I would like the content between the two to have a specific background color. Something like the Tengible T4 editor makes executable code in T4 files with a template.

How to do it, if at all possible?

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This does not apply to Asp.net MVC in particular, but to Visual Studio in general. However, it will be useful for Asp.net MVC developers. :)

Answer 1

Without additives, this is not possible . There is no such setting in Visual Studio 2008 (or 2010, for that matter).

Answer 2

You did not specifically say whether you want to do this with third-party tools. Perhaps this can be done using the DevExpress CodeRush tool! . I did not study their user support for macros.

Answer 3

I do not know if this is possible, but I recommend opening the "Tools / Options" dialog and viewing in the environment / Fonts and colors there. There is an "HTML Server Side Script" element in the list, but I think these are just <% and%> tags.

Perhaps you should consider writing a VS extension for this purpose. (For VS 2010, this is even easier to do.)

Answer 4

Go to the tool → Options → Text editor → HTML → Format → tag Specific option → ASP.NET controls. This section contains all the tags, you can change the tag that you like.