Can you change the text color of ONLY the #region & #endregion keywords?

Question

 

Using Visual Studio 2008 (trial) and wanting to know how you can change the text color of ONLY the #region & #endregion keywords?

 

I have looked through the Fonts and Colors menu option, but it looks like you can only change all Keywords to another color which is not what I am wanting. I only want to change the #region and #endregion keywords to make them stand apart. Currently I have so many they just blend in with the code. I know I could indent, but I would like to change the color to red or something else.

 

VS is very customizable so I know there is a way to do this but cannot find an answer on the Internet.

 

Any help is appreciated!

 

Example of what I want:

 

Code Snippet

#region Public Methods

 

public void Say(string speechString)

{

_isSpeaking = true;

_voice.SpeakAsync(speechString);

}

 

public void Ask(string question)

{

_isAsking = true;

Say(question);

}

 

#endregion Public Methods

 

 

Answer 1

I found the answer to my question.

 

In Tools>Options>Environment>Fonts and Colors change the Preprocessor Keyword item to change the region text color.

 

Hope this can help someone else who might want to know.

Answer 2

This is very useful indeed! Thanks a lot!

Answer 3

What about the text after #region (on the same line)? I'd like it to be green like a comment. I looked around for a bit but didn't see anything.

Thanks.

Answer 4

You can only change the preprocessor keywords.  To get more advanced formatting you're going to have to look for third-party addons.  I use CodeRush from DevExpress (http://www.devexpress.com) and it can do what you want.  They have a free Express version available but I don't know if the region coloring is in the free version.

Michael Taylor - 9/30/09
http://p3net.mvps.org

Answer 5

Excellent!

 

Almost 4 years later this information is still helpful.

 

Thanks!

Answer 6

Yes it is, thanks!