Does anyone know how to set the code text editor font style to italics in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008? Note, I'm talking about the code editor not in code itself.
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A:
You cannot through the standard IDE options, the editor only allows you to change the font or set it bold.
Your best bet would be to use a font that only has italic characters (make sure that all chars take the same space).
m_oLogin
2008-10-20 13:53:17
Your suggestion about an italic-only font is a good one, but your absolute "cannot" is incorrect and you should either qualify it ("cannot through the standard IDE options") or remove it from your answer. I don't know how Whole Tomato did it but clearly it is possible.
Patrick Johnmeyer
2008-10-20 17:39:28
Right. I fixed it.
m_oLogin
2008-11-24 15:24:08
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A:
Unfortunately the only way to do this, unless there's some undocumented registry setting, would be through the environment automation modules. I know Visual Assist X will italicize certain things if set up that way, so it must be possible.
I would start with Microsoft's automation samples and see what you can find. (I've made this a community answer so that if anybody wants to investigate further they can.)
Patrick Johnmeyer
2008-10-20 14:14:58