Is it possible to change the colors MSVC uses? With my desktop background color (blueish grey) it makes the dark green comments hard to read.. any ideas? :)
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 15.35 Subject: Re: [hlcoders] #if 0 #endif -- isn't a /* */ 'better form'? > I also like /* */, because VC changes the color of comments, so it's easy > to see what code isn't being compiled. Also, /* */ saves you a few bytes > in the source code file compared to an #if 0 - #endif pair. Hey, every > byte counts man ;) > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:03:42 -0600 "Dynerman David M" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > It's a reason, but I don't think it's terribly valid. > > > > #if 0 is pretty confusing, especially if your eyes don't catch where > > the > > #endif is. It works, but its dirty. Personally, I'd just change > > that > > extra /*, what is it anyway, a mouse click and 3 key strokes? :) > > > > david > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:34 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] #if 0 #endif -- isn't a /* */ 'better > > form'? > > > > > Perhaps there's a reason for doing this that escapes me though. > > > > If you have /* */s in the cuntion already, the */ will terminate > > the > > block > > function and force you to go back and add more /*s, which is a > > pain. > > Take > > this for example: > > > > doBlah(vec1, vec2); > > /* Commented... > > doBlah2(vec2, vec3, length); > > */ > > doBlah3(length); > > > > If you wanted to get rid of this whole block by commenting it out > > with > > /* > > */, VC will interpret the end of the comment at the first */, > > leaving > > doBlah3 to possibly wreak havoc. With #if 0, the block is removed by > > the > > preprocessor and there's no chance of comments mucking it up. > > > > -James "Corvidae" Williams ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Administrator, Wavelength Forums > > (http://www.planethalflife.com/wavelength) > > Co-Leader / Coder, Underhive (http://www.underhive.com) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
