Can't install syntax highlighting

[nrbrook]

Trying to double click objc-syntax-highlighting as instructed to do to install syntax highlighting gives the error

VSIXInstaller_65cc708c-4a5b-4d8c-a77f-ab718bb19c74.log

Latest visual studio installed (15.5.6), all windows updates installed (Windows 10 1709), winobjc-tools at latest version on chocolatey (v0.2.171219)

[DHowett-MSFT]

It looks like the objc-syntax-highlighting VSIX you're installing is targeted to VS 2015. Installing winobjc-tools via chocolatey should automatically install the appropriate extension for your version of VS.

It does, however, look like we never changed the version number on the VS2017 VSIX, so it's hard to say precisely which package you were trying to install. Sorry!

[nrbrook]

So what can I do?

[DHowett-MSFT]

The correct VSIX should have been installed by the winobjc-tools chocolatey package. Can you check "Extensions and Updated" (Tools menu) for Objective-C Language Service? Here's mine:

[nrbrook]

Yes, that is installed. However, Objective-C code looks like this.

Is that full syntax highlighting? Also I'm not getting any code completion.

[DHowett-MSFT]

Alas, that's the level of syntax highlighting (and Intellisense: #40) Visual Studio 2017 supports for Objective-C. At best it can color strings, indent per your indenting settings, and smart-complete "", (), {}, and [].

There's an alternative mode available if you uninstall the Objective-C language service that will offer completion for words that are already present in the file you're editing. It's got a few other pitfalls, though, like not properly completing matched pairs and perhaps indenting.

[nrbrook]

Ok, thanks. I would use Xcode for most editing anyway, but I wasn’t sure if I was missing something.