Version 6.6: Innovative C# Quick Info Symbol Signature and Resource Monitors

This new release has introduced an innovative C# Quick Info symbol signature style that addresses existing problem of the Quick Info in Visual Studio. Specifically suggested by @laicasaane in #211 and #216. The details during the implementation of this new signature style were posted in #214.

This release has also introduced a new feature named Resource Monitor, which is by default turned off but can be turned on in the Codist/Display options page. The resource monitor adds monitor components at the left bottom corner in the Visual Studio window.

And many bug fixes and improvements, details in #214.

Version 6.5.3: Rewritten C# Syntax Highlight

This maintenance version has written the C# Syntax Highlight to fix the performance issue mentioned in #215 and memory leaks. The performance should be the best ever.

This release has also re-enabled some features somehow got disabled in previous versions.

Version 6.5.2: Crashes Fixed

This version has fixed two crashes due to recent changes in Codist.

1. Executing Surround with... command could crash VS, mentioned in #217 and #218
2. Hovering mouse cursor on Find All References... results window pane could crash VS

Minor enhancements were also added to the Smart Bar and the Advanced Syntax Highlighting features.

Version 6.5.1: Performance Issue of C# Syntax Highlighter

What's new

This release addressed a performance issue in the C# syntax highlighter, mentioned in #215.

It also:

• fixed a bug which prevented mouse clicking through transparent parts in a Smart Bar.
• enhanced some commands in Smart Bar to work with wrapped lines.
• made buttons on Smart Bar crisp when editor zoom factor was changed to values outside of 100%

Version 6.5: Some small enhancements

What's new

• General
  • Addressing memory leaks in WPF and Codist
• Syntax Highlight
  • Highlight is now updated when external files have been changed
  • Highlighted lambda expressions that capture external variables
    
  • Fixed ITagAggregator<IClassificationTag> was improperly disposed
• Super Quick Info
  • Fixed Suppress Super Quick Info when Ctrl key is pressed option was not working as expected
• Smart Bar
  • Added Quick Actions and Refactorings command to C# Smart Bar
    
  • Enabled edit and some refactoring commands while debugging if current region was not readonly
  • Fixed view in browser command was not displayed when selection starts with "http://"

Version 6.4: Symbol List Enhancements

What's new

1. Each #region button on C# Navigation Bar have a drop-down showing declarations within it
   
2. C# Navigation Bar has separated icons for accessor properties (actually they are methods) and auto-implemented properties (with backing fields), accordingly, there is a new option to filter accessor properties as methods
   
   
   When this option is in effect, accessor properties are not counted when filtered by Fields and auto properties
   
   ...accessor properties will be filtered along with methods
   
3. There are more accessibility filters in Navigation Bar drop-down now
   
4. Indexer property in C# Quick Info is supported from VS 2017 thru VS 2022
   
5. Special icons for interface members are displayed in C# Quick Info

Bug fixes

1. Circular reference of <inheritdoc/> in C# XML Doc could crash VS
2. Comment marker which crashed VS

More information can be read in the 6.4 beta issue.

Version 6.3.1: Crash Fix for NaviBar

This release is attempting to address #205.

Version 6.3: Jump List Shortcuts, Neaten Interface

What's new

1. Jump List Shortcuts to Visual Studio Task Bar button and Start Menu
   
2. New options to hide VS UI elements
   
3. Web Search command for symbols in NaviBar and Quick Info right click menus
4. "View URL in Browser" command in Smart Bar

Enhancements

1. The behavior of auto version number generator has changed to avoid unnecessary project rebuilds.
2. Enabled multi-line edit all matching command in SmartBar.

Fixes

The most notable fix is that titles and contents in Navigation Bar and Scrollbar Marker are correctly displayed now.

More info can be found in #197.

Version 6.2: Codist just get updated

The most notable improvement in this new version is the scrollbar marker for C# matched symbols, which helps you to locate where a symbol is assigned new values or set to null in the current source file, thus it is automatically turned on after this update.

Another good thing for VS 2022 users is a new option to disable the change tracker from bringing out the change preview window unintentionally. The change tracker bar beside the line numbers on the left of the editor had bothered me quite a few times when I just tried to select lines with my mouse. The preview window popped up if I was not careful enough to move my mouse around the tracker bars. This new option prevents this annoyance from happening.

The auto-build numbers function now adds a new option to update the year number in AssemblyCopyrightAttribute.

Better support for C# ref types and members is implemented in this build.

More bug fixes and improvements can be read on issue #192.

Version 6.1: Underline styles

This version has added customization for syntax highlight underline styles, as well as a new option for auto-changed build version numbers.