MarkProcess Syntax Highlighter

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides syntax highlighting for MarkProcess notation tags in Markdown files. Tags are coloured by indentation level so you can visually parse document hierarchy at a glance.

What It Does

• Highlights [TAG] and [TAG:param] notation in .md files
• Applies different colours based on indentation level — no indent, space indent, tab indent
• Parameters (:value part) are styled separately
• Works alongside standard Markdown highlighting — no conflict
• Theme-agnostic — configure your own colours via VS Code settings

Quick Install

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package
code --install-extension markprocess-syntax-highlighter-1.0.3.vsix

Then add to your VS Code settings.json:

"[markdown]": {
  "editor.insertSpaces": false,
  "editor.formatOnSave": false
},
"editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
  "textMateRules": [
    {
      "scope": "markup.markprocess.tag.no-indent",
      "settings": { "foreground": "#F8EC46", "fontStyle": "bold" }
    },
    {
      "scope": "markup.markprocess.tag.space-indent",
      "settings": { "foreground": "#FF8C42", "fontStyle": "bold" }
    },
    {
      "scope": "markup.markprocess.tag.tab-indent",
      "settings": { "foreground": "#0099FF", "fontStyle": "bold" }
    },
    {
      "scope": "markup.markprocess.parameter",
      "settings": { "foreground": "#FF99CC", "fontStyle": "italic" }
    }
  ]
}

Reload VS Code: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Reload Window"

Tag Rules

• Tags must be UPPERCASE: [TASK] ✓ — [task] ✗
• No space after colon: [TAG:value] ✓ — [TAG: value] ✗
• File must be .md or .markdown

Full Documentation

All detailed documentation lives in the project Blueprint:

Release Notes

1.0.3

• Published to VS Code Marketplace
• Reduced package size (removed dev/internal files from bundle)

1.0.2

• Tab vs space indentation detection fix
• Compound tag support [TAG]-[TAG] (partial)

1.0.1

• Three indentation scopes: no-indent, space-indent, tab-indent
• Parameter scope

1.0.0

• Initial release

License

MIT

More Information

MarkProcess notation: https://markprocess.com