Hide TODO tag in Visual Studio task list
There are tons of TODO comments in our codebase that no one can fix, and that the boss refuses to delete.
I would like to hide the TODO from the Visual Studio task list and just show my custom MEDO tags.
Looks like Visual Studio won't let you remove the TODO tag from the task list. The delete button is not available for TODO. (You can remove all other default tags, not TODO.)
Does anyone know of a hack or something that will allow me to remove them? Perhaps we are editing some configuration file somewhere?
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As you've found, Visual Studio won't let you change the TODO token, but you can trick it by using priority settings to filter it out.
First, set the MEDO token to "High Priority" as shown below:
Then filter the Task List window to show only high priority items. (It's hard to see the filter button in this column - you may need to expand it a bit.)
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By default, Visual Studio includes the following tokens: HACK, TODO, UNDONE, NOTE.
All you have to do is remove the TODO from this list of predefined tokens. (you can also create your own tokens)
From the Tools menu, choose Options. Open the Environment folder and select Task List and then delete the TODO token.
So now you will continue to receive TODO comments in your codebase, but they will not appear in your to-do list.
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