Tiny Windows Live Writer Suggestion
Something *really* trivial that I'd like implemented in Windows Live Writer:
In my technically-oriented posts I quite often include some code snippets, and I like to syntax-highlight the code by colouring keywords etc. I've tried Steve Dunn's Code Formatter Plugin for WLW, and it's pretty cool - it automatically colours all sorts of code. However, it won't colour class names (and honestly I don't know how it would), so it's not always exactly what I need. So in most cases I'll highlight the code manually.
Anyway, here's my request. There's a "Font Color" button in the toolbar, which pops open a colour dialog to change the colour of the selected text. I would love if that button was a split button, which remembered the last colour you had chosen. Then I could pick "blue" and quickly colour all the keywords in my post, then switch to "teal" and colour all the type names etc.
A small thing, but it would definitely speed up my code-highlighting experience.
I'll keep an eye on Steve's plugin, though - it is pretty useful.
Comments
# crucible
23/08/2006 4:10 PM
I really like this blog!
uh... I just didnt want to feel like the only one not saying it :P
# mabster
23/08/2006 4:18 PM
Problem is that I delete all the spam comments, so now you're the only one who *is* saying it!
# crucible
23/08/2006 4:25 PM
well thats still cool, because I still like the site...
you should capture some of that spam before it hits... whats the name of those things that captures spam? the ones that you type the digits in the image capture.