How to change the color of a #region in Visual Studio's 2008

Question

I maybe going mad, but for the life of me I can't find the option to change the colour of collapsed region's in VS2008.

For example if I have the following code:

#region Test Region

CallSomeCode();

#endregion

If I now collapse that region it has the title "Test Region" in a grey text color with a grey box around it.

Answer 1

In Visual Studio 2022

In Menu: Tools → Options
In the Dialog: Environment → Fonts and Colors

Show settings for Text Editor and select in Display Item Preprocessor Keyword, choose your Item foreground and Item background color.

Answer 2

For those using VS 2015 that end up here, this is what worked for me in VS 2015:

#region and #endregion Keywords: Preprocessor Keyword [immediately applied]

Text After #region Keyword: Preprocessor Text [immediately applied]

Collapsed Region: Collapsed Text (Collapsed) [must restart Visual Studio]

Answer 3

In VS 2012 the following worked for me:

• To change color of #region / #endregion - set 'Preprocessor Keyword'
• To change the text after #region when collapsed- set 'Collapsed Text (Collapsed)'
• To change the text when expanded - set 'Plain Text', but beware this also changes ; ( [ etc

You may need to restart VS to take effect

Personally I wish there was two types of comments - one for disabling code, and one for explanatory remarks. They are two very different things but generally treated the same in most languages

Answer 4

in VS 2010, it is Tools→Options→Environment→Fonts and Colors→Code Snippet Field

Answer 5

Tools→Options→Environment→Fonts and Colors→Display items[Collapsible text]