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TODO and FIXME highlighting

Editing · 1 min read

Notes you leave yourself in comments - TODO, FIXME, HACK - get a colour so they stand out.

When you would want it

A note you cannot find is a note you did not leave. These are the comments you actually want to trip over later.

Where to find it

  • All Features → TODO and FIXME highlighting
  • List them
  • Turn on or off
  • Settings

What you get out of it

  • Notes-to-self stop dissolving into the mass of ordinary comments.
  • One command turns scattered intentions into a project-wide index.

How to use it, step by step

  1. On by default - write TODO, FIXME or HACK in a comment and it takes a colour.
  2. Only real comments count; the word TODO inside a string is left alone.
  3. Edit - List TODOs and FIXMEs gathers every one from your open files into the Problems panel, and says so plainly when there are none.
  4. The list doubles as a checklist: close the loop on each and watch the panel empty.

Why this beats the usual way

Leaving TODOs invisible means relying on memory or grep later. Highlighting plus a one-command index means the notes actually get read - which is the only reason to write them.

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