VSCode Extension

[SeriousM]

A VSCode extension would be veeeery nice to have!

[petethepig]

Even just syntax highlighting would be really nice. I already adopted a similar system locally, but I have to use .md for syntax highlighting, which is not optimal.

[jotaen]

In case someone would be willing to create/contribute a VSCode extension, I’d be curious to hear how complicated it would be to account for the idea of nested subitems/subtasks. This would require the highlighter to be recursive, which e.g. in the case of the Sublime Text engine turns out to be a bit tricky (due to limitations in their engine).

[tscpp]

It's almost impossible to get recursive syntax to work in textmate, however there is a thing called semantic highlighting in vscode which provide semantic highlighting in addition to syntax highlighting.

[tscpp]

I completed my extension providing xit language support today. I loosened the strict requirements to provide smooth syntax highlighting while writing. See separate discussion (#20).

[vcsala]

I have used tscpp's extension (thanks, it is a great work!) and added some useful features. You can find the extension as xit! extended (still alpha release).

[jotaen]

Hey @vcsala, awesome, thanks for making this 🎉 . It’s this one, right? I’m happy to add a link to the tool list on the [x]it! website, to make it easier for other user to discover the extension. Let me know if or when you’d like that.

One tiny note about the logo: it would be cool if you could use a logo that looks different from the “official” one, to help users understand that your extension is an independent project. It’s totally okay if the logo looks somewhat similar, it just shouldn’t be the same.

[vcsala]

Hi Jotaen, thanks! It would be great if you could add it to the main page (and you are right, it is the vcsala/xit-extended extension).

Meantime, I am planning to release a bug fix version, I will change the logo too.