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Bug: TODO comment token not working??

I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to get my
Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:

' TODO: This is some stuff to do

According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task List,
but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, Task
List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at dialog I
can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work with the
Visual Basic environment.

Is this a known bug?

Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within the
same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually
bring that class up in the edit area).

Thanks, Rob.
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Rob,
Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?

Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all of your
tasks include TODO tasks.
Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within the same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually
bring that class up in the edit area). As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to get my Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:

' TODO: This is some stuff to do

According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task List,
but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, Task
List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at dialog I
can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work with the Visual Basic environment.

Is this a known bug?

Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within the same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually
bring that class up in the edit area).

Thanks, Rob.

Nov 20 '05 #2
Jay,

Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD comment
tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones, but
not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button on that
dialog box at all?

I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the same,
sorry.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?

Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all of your
tasks include TODO tasks.
Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within

the
same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually bring that class up in the edit area).

As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to get

my
Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:

' TODO: This is some stuff to do

According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task List, but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, Task List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at dialog I can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work with

the
Visual Basic environment.

Is this a known bug?

Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within

the
same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually bring that class up in the edit area).

Thanks, Rob.


Nov 20 '05 #3
Rob,
Missed the part about "Add".

Under "Comment Tokens"
1. Select the priority you want
2. Type "PHASE2" in the Name box
3. Click Add

To change or delete, you need to select an item in the Token List first, set
the Priority or Name & click Change, or simply click Delete.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Jay,

Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD comment tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones, but not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button on that
dialog box at all?

I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the same,
sorry.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?

Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all of your
tasks include TODO tasks.
Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks
within the
same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I actually bring that class up in the edit area). As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to
get my
Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:

' TODO: This is some stuff to do

According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task List, but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, Task List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at
dialog I can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work
with the
Visual Basic environment.

Is this a known bug?

Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks
within the
same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I

actually bring that class up in the edit area).

Thanks, Rob.



Nov 20 '05 #4
A little worky compared to the rest of the .NET IDE, but that did it, thank
you.

The more I use .NET the more I like it -- makes it hard for me to go back
and maintain my VB6 code while working on new .NET code.

A hearty thanks to the MS Studio dev team -- my life is easier in so many
ways now.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:e8**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Missed the part about "Add".

Under "Comment Tokens"
1. Select the priority you want
2. Type "PHASE2" in the Name box
3. Click Add

To change or delete, you need to select an item in the Token List first, set the Priority or Name & click Change, or simply click Delete.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Jay,

Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD

comment
tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones,

but
not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button on that
dialog box at all?

I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the same,
sorry.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?

Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all of

your tasks include TODO tasks.

> Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
> module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within the
> same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I

actually
> bring that class up in the edit area).
As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to get my
> Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:
>
> ' TODO: This is some stuff to do
>
> According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task

List,
> but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment,

Task
> List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at dialog
I
> can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work

with the
> Visual Basic environment.
>
> Is this a known bug?
>
> Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
> module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within the
> same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I

actually
> bring that class up in the edit area).
>
> Thanks, Rob.
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #5
Now don't get me wrong... I like the time saving extra's in the IDE as much
as the next guy, but I do sometimes think that all the extra stuff in the
IDE does make for lazy programmers..... I mean, I used to have to actually
REMEMBER all the parameters in functions back in the good (bad) old days,
but these days as soon as you start typing, intellisense pops in and tell
you what is needed. Nice, but it makes you lazy :)

Lorne

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:#P**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
A little worky compared to the rest of the .NET IDE, but that did it, thank you.

The more I use .NET the more I like it -- makes it hard for me to go back
and maintain my VB6 code while working on new .NET code.

A hearty thanks to the MS Studio dev team -- my life is easier in so many
ways now.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message
news:e8**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Missed the part about "Add".

Under "Comment Tokens"
1. Select the priority you want
2. Type "PHASE2" in the Name box
3. Click Add

To change or delete, you need to select an item in the Token List first,

set
the Priority or Name & click Change, or simply click Delete.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Jay,

Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD

comment
tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones,
but
not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button on that dialog box at all?

I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the same,
sorry.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Rob,
> Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?
>
> Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all
of your
> tasks include TODO tasks.
>
> > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
> > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks

within
> the
> > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
actually
> > bring that class up in the edit area).
> As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay
>
> "Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem
to get
> my
> > Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:
> >
> > ' TODO: This is some stuff to do
> >
> > According to documentation this should automatically add to the

Task List,
> > but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, Task
> > List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that at

dialog
I
> > can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work

with
> the
> > Visual Basic environment.
> >
> > Is this a known bug?
> >
> > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a
> > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks

within
> the
> > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
actually
> > bring that class up in the edit area).
> >
> > Thanks, Rob.
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #6
What about it makes you have time for other issues ... once there was a time
that knowing the parameters by hard saved time and money an thus was a good
investement ... now ... perhaps some time spent on other skills might be
very valuable ...

"Lorne Smith" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
news:OX**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Now don't get me wrong... I like the time saving extra's in the IDE as much as the next guy, but I do sometimes think that all the extra stuff in the
IDE does make for lazy programmers..... I mean, I used to have to actually REMEMBER all the parameters in functions back in the good (bad) old days,
but these days as soon as you start typing, intellisense pops in and tell
you what is needed. Nice, but it makes you lazy :)

Lorne

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:#P**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
A little worky compared to the rest of the .NET IDE, but that did it, thank
you.

The more I use .NET the more I like it -- makes it hard for me to go back
and maintain my VB6 code while working on new .NET code.

A hearty thanks to the MS Studio dev team -- my life is easier in so many ways now.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message news:e8**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Missed the part about "Add".

Under "Comment Tokens"
1. Select the priority you want
2. Type "PHASE2" in the Name box
3. Click Add

To change or delete, you need to select an item in the Token List first,
set
the Priority or Name & click Change, or simply click Delete.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Jay,
>
> Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD
comment
> tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones, but
> not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button
on that
> dialog box at all?
>
> I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the

same, > sorry.
>
> Rob.
>
> "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in

message
> news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Rob,
> > Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?
> >
> > Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all

of your
> > tasks include TODO tasks.
> >
> > > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a > > > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within
> > the
> > > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
> actually
> > > bring that class up in the edit area).
> > As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Jay
> >
> > "Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to
get
> > my
> > > Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:
> > >
> > > ' TODO: This is some stuff to do
> > >
> > > According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task > List,
> > > but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, > Task
> > > List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that

at dialog
> I
> > > can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work with
> > the
> > > Visual Basic environment.
> > >
> > > Is this a known bug?
> > >
> > > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a > > > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within
> > the
> > > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
> actually
> > > bring that class up in the edit area).
> > >
> > > Thanks, Rob.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #7
Lorne,
you what is needed. Nice, but it makes you lazy :) Does it make one lazy or more productive?

I see it as making one more productive.

Of course its a matter of perspective: Is the class half empty or half full?

Just a thought
Jay

"Lorne Smith" <no@spam.here> wrote in message
news:OX**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... Now don't get me wrong... I like the time saving extra's in the IDE as much as the next guy, but I do sometimes think that all the extra stuff in the
IDE does make for lazy programmers..... I mean, I used to have to actually REMEMBER all the parameters in functions back in the good (bad) old days,
but these days as soon as you start typing, intellisense pops in and tell
you what is needed. Nice, but it makes you lazy :)

Lorne

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:#P**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
A little worky compared to the rest of the .NET IDE, but that did it, thank
you.

The more I use .NET the more I like it -- makes it hard for me to go back
and maintain my VB6 code while working on new .NET code.

A hearty thanks to the MS Studio dev team -- my life is easier in so many ways now.

Rob.

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in message news:e8**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Rob,
Missed the part about "Add".

Under "Comment Tokens"
1. Select the priority you want
2. Type "PHASE2" in the Name box
3. Click Add

To change or delete, you need to select an item in the Token List first,
set
the Priority or Name & click Change, or simply click Delete.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Jay,
>
> Thanks, yes it was the Filter setting. But I'm still unable to ADD
comment
> tokens of my own (i.e. PHASE2) -- I can change 2 of the 4 existing ones, but
> not ADD my own -- kinda makes me wonder why there is an ADD button
on that
> dialog box at all?
>
> I was used to VB6 bookmarks and thought they translated over the

same, > sorry.
>
> Rob.
>
> "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Ja************@msn.com> wrote in

message
> news:u%***************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Rob,
> > Does your task list say "filtered" in the task bar window title?
> >
> > Right click on the Task List, select "Show Tasks - All" to see all

of your
> > tasks include TODO tasks.
> >
> > > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a > > > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within
> > the
> > > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
> actually
> > > bring that class up in the edit area).
> > As far as I know bookmarks are for the current file only.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Jay
> >
> > "Rob R. Ainscough" <ro*****@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Visual Basic) and I can't seem to
get
> > my
> > > Task List to update automatically when I enter comment token:
> > >
> > > ' TODO: This is some stuff to do
> > >
> > > According to documentation this should automatically add to the Task > List,
> > > but it doesn't?? I've checked under my Tools, Options, Environment, > Task
> > > List and the TODO entry is there. But what I find odd is that

at dialog
> I
> > > can NOT "Add" and comment tokens? I know TODO is supposed to work with
> > the
> > > Visual Basic environment.
> > >
> > > Is this a known bug?
> > >
> > > Also another oddity, any Bookmarks I create only seem to work at a > > > module/class/form level. In other words I can navigate bookmarks within
> > the
> > > same class but NOT any bookmark set in an another class (until I
> actually
> > > bring that class up in the edit area).
> > >
> > > Thanks, Rob.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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