Windows Explorer for programmers...

[Skybuck Flying]

Hello,

We programmers like to view our source files, preferrably with syntax
highlighting.

Would be great if explorer could immediatly show contents of text/source
files in a "editor plane" or so.

This would save many many many mouse clicks and would make it easy to go
through large ammount of folders and files quickly for browsing purposes,
maybe even editing purposes.

So basic idea is:

"Integrate windows explorer and notepad/editor into one, and add some syntax
highlighting to top it of ! ".

Bye,
Skybuck.

 

[Andrew McLaren]

We programmers like to view our source files, preferrably with syntax
highlighting.

Microsoft does not monitor microsoft.public.windowsxp.general for
product suggestions. If you want this feature in Windows 8, the best
forum to provide that feedback is probably the Microsoft Connect site:

https://connect.microsoft.com/default.aspx

A programmer who desires this feature can write their own Shell
extension. See for example:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762775(VS.85).aspx

Custom Shell extensions are a mature feature which has been available
since Windows NT 4.0, c.1996.

Cross-posting to multiple newsgroups is poor etiquette. You should not
do that.

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general is mainly a peer-to-peer, self-help
group for Windows XP end users.


Andrew