CopySourceAsHtml
Brad Abrams, Jay Bazuzi, Roy Osherove, and what seems like the majority of .NET bloggers use Word, Word macros, or Visual Studio macros that use Word in some way to format their code. A few use Jean-Claude Manoli's CSharpFormat tool. Each solution has drawbacks (opening Word, opening another browser window, copying and pasting, extra steps, terrible HTML, etc), and formatting code is still painful, so I've written a simple Visual Studio add-in that allows you to copy source as HTML suitable for pasting into blogs:
Update: This version is no longer available for download. Download a newer version from this page.
After you install CopySourceAsHtml, "Copy Source As HTML..." will appear in the code window's context menu:
When you click "Copy Source As HTML...", you'll be asked for language and formatting preferences. "Language", "Number From", and "Tab Width" are taken from the document. "Line Numbers", "Alternate Line Background", and "Embed Stylesheet" are stored in the registry.
When you click "OK", the source will be formatted according to your preferences and copied to the clipboard, ready to be pasted into your blog.
CopySourceAsHtml extends CSharpFormat, and I'm grateful to Jean-Claude for his excellent work. If you find CopySourceAsHtml useful, find a bug, see room for improvement, or know of an existing add-in that provides the same functionality, please let me know.
Thanks,
Colin
04:40 PM | Colin
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