Why are certain class names not colored by Visual Studio 2012?

Question

'thread' and 'function' are STL class names like 'vector', 'list', etc.

Yet 'thread' and 'function' are not colored in the text editor of Visual Studio 2012, while 'vector' and 'list' are normal.

Why and how to fix?

PS:

'std::thread' is fine; but 'thread' (without the prefix std::) is still not colored.

Also, Visual AssistX is enabled. I've tried to disable Visual AssistX, but no effect.

No. thread is indeed not a template class. The original post has been revised. Thanks. — xmllmx, Jan 21 '13 at 13:43
Works fine on my machine™. Changing the theme is popular. Consider resetting it back to get a fresh starting point. — Hans Passant, Jan 21 '13 at 16:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 21 '13 at 16:24

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std::thread is colored in my environment. This is decided by your environment settings, you can import such or make your own under Options->Environment->Fonts and Colors in VS 2012. There are several themes for free online.

answered Jan 21 '13 at 16:24

std::thread is fine on my machine; but thread (without prefix std::) is not – xmllmx Jan 21 '13 at 17:18
I also use Visual AssistX. It may be the culprit. – xmllmx Jan 21 '13 at 18:03

Why are certain class names not colored by Visual Studio 2012?

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