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  • C Chris Maunder

    Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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    Lost User
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    Chris Maunder wrote: Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The colour blind among us don't care, or can't tell. I'm not sure which. :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

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      Chris Maunder wrote: If you have green comments, then what colour for strings Dark blue.

      // comment

      string = "text";

      BTW, I really like the enhanced syntax coloring by Visual Assist (Still waiting for our purchase department to order it :| ) Edited: I've modifed the scheme's background, so it looks as in my DevStudio Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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      Yep - used Visual Assist all the time while working with VS6. Going from that to VS.NET without the enhanced colouring (at that time Visual Assist for .NET wasn't cooked yet) was weird - like viewing everything in black and white cheers, Chris Maunder

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        Yep - used Visual Assist all the time while working with VS6. Going from that to VS.NET without the enhanced colouring (at that time Visual Assist for .NET wasn't cooked yet) was weird - like viewing everything in black and white cheers, Chris Maunder

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        Thomas Freudenberg
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        Chris Maunder wrote: like viewing everything in black and white I know what you mean X| It's like missing a leg ;) Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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        • S SimonS

          Chris Maunder wrote: I'm also using a light grey background Let me have a[nother[ quick look on the web for a JPG of Erica and you can use that instead... Cheers, Simon Obsessed, me?

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          SimonS wrote: Let me have a[nother[ quick look on the web for a JPG of Erica and you can use that instead... Okay, I just know I'm gonna regret this, but I'm going to ask anyway - who is this Erica person? Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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          • C Chris Maunder

            Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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            Mine's the VC6 default, but I have a light grey background (actually it has a hint of blue) which is the set as the window background colour in Windows, as I found the default white background to be harsh too -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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            • C Christopher Duncan

              SimonS wrote: Let me have a[nother[ quick look on the web for a JPG of Erica and you can use that instead... Okay, I just know I'm gonna regret this, but I'm going to ask anyway - who is this Erica person? Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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              Thomas Freudenberg
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              Christopher Duncan wrote: who is this Erica person? You may follow this thread. :cool: Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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              • B benjymous

                Mine's the VC6 default, but I have a light grey background (actually it has a hint of blue) which is the set as the window background colour in Windows, as I found the default white background to be harsh too -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!

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                Thomas Freudenberg
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                Though I've left the normal background white, I changed it for comments only to bright orange, just as the collapsed posting headers in the CP fora. So I can distinguish between code and comments easily. Regards Thomas Sonork id: 100.10453 Thömmi


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                • C Christopher Duncan

                  SimonS wrote: Let me have a[nother[ quick look on the web for a JPG of Erica and you can use that instead... Okay, I just know I'm gonna regret this, but I'm going to ask anyway - who is this Erica person? Chistopher Duncan Author - The Career Programmer: Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World (Apress)

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                  Christopher Duncan wrote: who is this Erica person It's Erica Wiechers from Microsoft. She's a site/product manager or something. Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                    Alexandru Savescu
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                    I use green for comments and for string it depends: red, light-red or dark blue. I hate the scheme with green string and brown comments. Best regards, Alexandru Savescu

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                    • S SimonS

                      Oh, are the comments red now? WOOHOO. Finally I benefit from being red-green color blind. Cheers, Simon "Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)

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                      LOL I know how you feel ;p Cheers, Peter Pearson

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                        The red/brown comments *are* rather distracting... Gray or green would be nicer, IMHO. Again IMHO, violet works nicely for strings. --------

                        PMGRE

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                          normal code = white background, black text keywords = white background, light blue text strings = light blue background, white text numbers = light cyan background, black text comments = light gray background, black text wizard code = light green background, black text odl/idl code = dark green background, white text current line = yellow background, black text bookmarks = cyan background, white text error line = red background, yellow text watch window blue background, white text variables window yellow background, black text call stack window light green background, black text output window cyan background, black text My old boss thoughht my color selections were too "vivid", and in fact nobody I've ever met likes my choice of colors. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                            normal code = white background, black text keywords = white background, light blue text strings = light blue background, white text numbers = light cyan background, black text comments = light gray background, black text wizard code = light green background, black text odl/idl code = dark green background, white text current line = yellow background, black text bookmarks = cyan background, white text error line = red background, yellow text watch window blue background, white text variables window yellow background, black text call stack window light green background, black text output window cyan background, black text My old boss thoughht my color selections were too "vivid", and in fact nobody I've ever met likes my choice of colors. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                            Chris Maunder
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                            Hooley dooley! Can you post a screenshot of some of that? cheers, Chris Maunder

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                            • C Chris Maunder

                              Hooley dooley! Can you post a screenshot of some of that? cheers, Chris Maunder

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                              It's time the codeproject forums support image posting! Todd Smith

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                              • C Chris Maunder

                                Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                Jeremy Falcon
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                                I'm old fashioned I guess. Green comments and blue keywords. The rest is black unless I'm on a unix terminal outside of X where the rest is white. Jeremy Falcon Imputek "The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing." - William Ralph Inge

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                                • C Chris Maunder

                                  Hooley dooley! Can you post a screenshot of some of that? cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                  I'll work on getting you one. :) ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                                  • C Chris Maunder

                                    Hooley dooley! Can you post a screenshot of some of that? cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                    Well, I tried to capture a screen here at work, but pasting the captured image into Windows Pain(t) and then saving as a jpg file really trashes the image because it appears to severely compress the image, taking a lot of quality with it. You'll have to wait until i get home so I can use better tools. ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends

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                                    • C Chris Maunder

                                      Just wondering what colour schemes you use for syntax colouring? The current articles on CodeProject use an old scheme (VC6 standard? Not sure) but my latest colour scheme is the same as last weeks CodeProject VS.NET package ad (Clickety). I'm also using a light grey background instead of pure white because it seems a little easier on the eyes. What's everyone else using? I feel the need for a change... cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                      Michael Dunn
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                                      White text, black background. Keywords are cyan, operators purple, numbers teal. Strings are RED so they stand out and say "hey, move me to the string table!". ;) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.3 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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                                      • C Chris Maunder

                                        Hooley dooley! Can you post a screenshot of some of that? cheers, Chris Maunder

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                                        Terry Denham
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                                        Mine looks something like this if you view it on a black background. I tried to post it that way but the pre tag, table tag and div tags won't take the background color or they are controlled through the CP stylesheet.

                                        // CodeProject Visual Studio .NET package offer. // Written by by David Cunningham and Chris Maunder // Debugged and tested by neither. It's C#. It Just Works, remember? // // More info: http://www.codeproject.com/info/vsnet using System.AI.WiseThinking; using System.Logic.Biased; using SystemCareer.Forethought; using System.Thinking.Unparalleled; using CodeProject.Specials; using CodeProject.Community.Spirit; namespace CodeProject { public class VS.NET_Package { //private const Price = 1079; // VS.NET Retail price. //private const Price = 999; // Our price. [too high - Dave] //private const Price = 899; // New price. [too high - Chris] private const int Price = $799; // Final price. [nice! - Dave] CodeProject.Members You; public static void Main() { // Readers can grab the version of Visual Studio .NET they wish // plus one of the bonus extras from Dundas - all from $799. m_arVSNET = new string [] { "Visual Studio .NET Professional - $799 (Full version)", "Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer - $1449 (Full version)", "Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Architect - $2049 (Full version)" }; m_arDundasBonusOffer = new string [] { "Dundas Ultimate Toolbox 7.5 for MFC - $499 value for free", "Dundas Chart for ASP.NET Professional - $699 value for free" // Commented out. Please stop scaring our

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                                          It's time the codeproject forums support image posting! Todd Smith

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                                          Chris Maunder
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                                          Ah - we've been there, done that, and it wasn't pretty :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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