microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
[Feature Request] Semantic highlight of each local variable with a different color
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Description
Feature Request
Hello!
I really like enhanced highlighting, but I've saw feature called semantic highlighting in the CLion which is basically highlights all the local variables with a different color, which makes it easier to distinguish.
I'm curios, is it possible to do it with intellisense?
If it is, maybe you can guide me a bit and I would glad to contribute.
As example I attach my project, as you can see, 3 variables initialized and all of them has different color.
Thanks!
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Research direction
The issue names IntelliSense and semantic highlighting but no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the extension's IntelliSense and semantic-highlighting implementation, then determine whether local-variable color assignment is supported. Done means local variables in a scope receive distinct colors, as shown in the attached example.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100