VisualStudio Tricks
Here
is an incomplete stack of tricks to help you work with Chromium in
Visual Studio.
cpplint.py integration
cpplint.py
integration makes it easy to check that a source file conforms to the
style guide. To do this, just go to Tools > External Tools > Add.
Specify:
Column Limit
You can setup a guide at 80 column for the source file view.Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/VisualStudio/8.0/Text Editor]
"Guides"="RGB(128,0,0) 80"
You can also try "RGB(192,192,192) 80".
cpplint.py integration
cpplint.py
integration makes it easy to check that a source file conforms to the
style guide. To do this, just go to Tools > External Tools > Add.
Specify:- Title: cpplint.py
- Command: C:/depot_tools/python_bin/python.exe
- Arguments: C:/depot_tools/cpplint.py --output=vs7 $(ItemPath)
- Initial directory: $(ItemDir)
- Check Use Output window
To
create a keyboard shortcut:
- Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard.
- Select Tools.ExternalCommand1. (This assumes cpplint.py is your first external command in your Tools menu.)
- Press a shortcut key (let's say Alt+L) and Assign it.
- Press OK.
Text Editor (No tabs, indentation, line numbers)
The style guide requires no tabs and 2 char indentation. To set this, go to Tools > Options. On the Text Editor/All languages/Tabs page, set- Indenting radio to Smart
- Tab size and Indent Size to 2
- Check Insert spaces
On the Text Editor/All languages/General page, set
- Check Line numbers
Debugging visualization, macros, more
See also: