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MultiWordHighlight

MultiWordHighlight

Lukas Jendele

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1,159 installs
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Highlights all occurences multiple words in all open files.
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MutliWordHighlight

Visual Studio Extension that highlights multiple custom words in all open files and other VS windows (Find Results, Output etc.).

I created this extension for my father for his birthday. By downloading or using this extension, you are congratulating him as well. ;)

How to install

Just click the Download button.

How to use

Right click on any word under the caret and select Toggle highlight of current word in the MultiWordHighlight menu.

How to uninstall

Tools->Extensions and Updates->MultiWordHighlight->Uninstall

How to setup key shortcut

Tool->Options->Environment->Keyboard. Search for Edit.Togglehighlightofcurrentword or Edit.Stophighlightingallwords and assign an arbitrary shortcut.

Issues

Feel free to report any issues. I will try to maintain this package in my free time.

Contribution

This was my first VS extension. I realize that some of my code isn't as effecient as it could be. I welcome any pull requests with patches, fixes or new features.

Credits:

The extension icon was made by Freepik from Flaticon is licensed by CC 3.0 BY

Changes

10/03/2020

  • Support for VS2019

23/05/2018

  • Support for unlimited number of highlighted words

23/05/2018

  • Support for VS2017, VS2015 (Enterprise, Pro, Community)
  • Bug fix: Highlights words automatically in new open documents

16/05/2018

  • Initial release
  • Support only for VS2017 Community
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