That would explain why the search for that didn't turn anything up. I could have sworn I seen someone's code do that and I cannot find the project to save my life. Maybe I was seeing things.
Years ago, a co-worker did have a tool that, IIRC, output text files with various color highlighting, but I don't recall that it worked internally in the VBE. He retired and moved to a warmer climate a few years ago, taking all his software tools with him.