Forums Code Addin Alternative to Insert Code Block

Question

There has been an Visual Studio addin created by Heslacher based on code by JohnWein which allows one to copy code in Visual Studio and paste it as HTML code block here in the forums.

 RTF to HTML Converter Addin

Here is the original Article: Forums Code Formatter

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Location of the RTFtoHTML code formatter addin:

Skydrive: http://cid-ccbb9dd00275669f.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/RTFTOHTML.zip

Visual Studio Gallery: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/1262da48-acef-4e7a-b56c-a42a84ce6e0e

not updated ->srsoft.us: http://www.srsoft.us/MemberProjects.aspx?mid=692&prjct=RTFTOHTML.zip

VB threads:
Part 1: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/bf977a14-d9d4-4e84-9784-bf76b9e23261#2d8fe6c2-8060-4e1f-8659-ed65c58d2f9c

Part 2: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/bf977a14-d9d4-4e84-9784-bf76b9e23261#682f63f9-56d1-4532-8277-7b87384cb708

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William Wegerson (www.OmegaCoder.Com )

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William Wegerson (www.OmegaCoder.Com)

Answer 1

Thank you William for sharing the Forums Code Addin here!

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Answer 2

Hi,

a newer version(1.0.6) of the RTF to HTML Converter Addin is avaible here:

Skydrive: http://cid-ccbb9dd00275669f.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/RTFTOHTML.zip

Visual Studio Gallery: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/1262da48-acef-4e7a-b56c-a42a84ce6e0e

VB threads:
Part 1: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/bf977a14-d9d4-4e84-9784-bf76b9e23261#2d8fe6c2-8060-4e1f-8659-ed65c58d2f9c

Part 2: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/bf977a14-d9d4-4e84-9784-bf76b9e23261#682f63f9-56d1-4532-8277-7b87384cb708

Part 3: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/bf977a14-d9d4-4e84-9784-bf76b9e23261#2eb69f0d-ae7e-455c-9133-6db03d9c60c1

Visual Studio Galery: Setup only
Skydrive & VB threads: Setup and source code

Added setting form,
to select wether the programming language including the version, the target framework and/or the target platform should be insterted as comment.
to select the fontsize of the html
to select if you want to use the HasCode feature of the forum. But be aware not to use this feature if you are having html tags inside your source code !

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Hannes

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Answer 3

Version 1.0.7 with support for VS 2010 has been updated at the locations above.

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Hannes

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Answer 4

Hi ALL,

You may also want to refer to Franks ' video mentioned in this thread.>>

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/7f2608df-b91e-4d50-aa5d-cb2a6e3e6974

Direct link.>>

http://www.fls-tech.com/VBNet_Forum/Inserting_Code/

 

Regards,

John

 

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Please see this thread for Vb.Net learning links.>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/vbgeneral/thread/549c8895-6780-42f8-878f-2138214fdeb4

Answer 5

Does this tool do anything more than just slapping a couple of <pre> tags around the codeblock? 

Why not point to an example of the output?

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Answer 6

Does this tool do anything more than just slapping a couple of <pre> tags around the codeblock? 

It's not very complex, but if you prefer single spaced posts as I do, it does the job.

Here's the result of pasting code from the IDE into a post:

 Imports System.IO.Ports
Public Class Form1
  Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    TextBox1.Multiline = True
    TextBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
    Try
      SerialPort1.Open()
    Catch ex As Exception
      MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString)
    End Try
  End Sub
  Delegate Sub AddText(ByVal Text As String)
  Private Sub SerialPort1_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort1.DataReceived
    TextBox1.Invoke(New AddText(AddressOf TextBox1.AppendText), SerialPort1.ReadLine + Environment.NewLine)
  End Sub
End Class

Answer 7

Does this tool do anything more than just slapping a couple of <pre> tags around the codeblock? 

It's not very complex, but if you prefer single spaced posts as I do, it does the job.

Here's the result of pasting code from the IDE into a post:

 Imports System.IO.Ports
Public Class Form1
  Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    TextBox1.Multiline = True
    TextBox1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill
    Try
      SerialPort1.Open()
    Catch ex As Exception
      MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString)
    End Try
  End Sub
  Delegate Sub AddText(ByVal Text As String)
  Private Sub SerialPort1_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort1.DataReceived
    TextBox1.Invoke(New AddText(AddressOf TextBox1.AppendText), SerialPort1.ReadLine + Environment.NewLine)
  End Sub
End Class

And here's the quote of the above post.  Try the same thing with or without the tools of the Forum.  Also try pasting  the quote into the IDE.  I guess what is really needed, since Microsoft seems intent on making use of the Forums more and more difficult, is a Forums browser.  David Morton started one on CodePlex, but it was overly ambitious and was abandoned.  Reverting to the status of the Forums of 2 to 3 years ago would be an improvement.

 

Answer 8

David Morton started one on CodePlex, but it was overly ambitious and was abandoned.  Reverting to the status of the Forums of 2 to 3 years ago would be an improvement.

Ya we seem to lose features as time goes on. One dragon slayed only brings out a new one to slay. 

I am still irked that the code button claims that the code will appear in a monospaced font in the preview, yet once on the post it is not monospaced.

 

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William Wegerson (www.OmegaCoder.Com)

Answer 9

Here's my offerings.

Copy As HTML add-in for Visual Studio

and

Paste As Visual Studio Code plugin for Windows Live Writer

 

HTH.

Answer 10

John,

I wasted my time watching this video (having used the direct link), thinking that it was a video of the extension, not just the "manual" way (which I already knew & use a lot).

So I thought I'd make this post just to point out to people that it's NOT a video of the tool, so they don't waste their time as well.

Thanks for posting something you thought was helpful, I just wish you'd made it clear what it was.

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Yann - LightSwitch Central

(plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose!)

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