Trick number #30 also talked about Bookmarks, but this time I go into a little more detail as to why your keyboard bindings might be different than what you’re seeing in the video. The short version is that you probably chose Visual Basic or … [Continue reading]
#53 How to enable Emacs and Brief editor emulations?
February 19, 2009 by
In VS 2005, we introduced Emacs and Brief emulations into the editor. Go to Tools - Options - Environment - Keyboard, and then drop down the Apply the following additional keyboard mapping scheme: Choose either Brief or Emacs. … [Continue reading]
#52 How to enable URL Click Navigation in the VS Editor
February 19, 2009 by
This is enabled by default for most editors, but just in case you're not able to click on a URL, here's what you do. Go to Tools - Options - Text Editor - All Languages - General, and click on Enable single-click URL navigation. … [Continue reading]
#51 How to cycle through the clipboard ring to paste different items?
February 19, 2009 by
You can cycle through the past 20 items you've either cut or copied onto the clipboard via Ctrl+Shift+V. Pretty cool, huh? As an added bonus for users of Visual Studio 2005, on the View menu, there is the option to view your Clipboard ring, … [Continue reading]
#50 How not to accidentally copy a blank line in Visual Studio
February 19, 2009 by
We all use CTRL+C and CTRL+V everyday, 1000 times. It's one of the first things you have to learn as a programmer to keep you hands on the keyboard. It's easy to sometimes press CTRL+C again, when in fact it's time to Paste, so you really meant to … [Continue reading]
