On the Tools – Options – Text Editor – File Extension page, you can map a file extension to one of the included editors.
And after mapping the .sara extension to a C# editor, we now get syntax highlight…
There is also an option to map files without extensions to a specific editor.
#VS2010 has several enhancements in and around the Intellisense features. This short 3 minute video will walk you through using them, and specifically talking about camelCase filtering, intellisense with” “Suggest” vs. “Force” mode, and using undeclared types. http://scottcate.looplogic.com/dev315-intellisense
The Find and Replace window is not a dialog, but actually a tool window. Thus you can dock it to the side if you find it in your way. Right-click on the tool window Titlebar and select Dockable. Now the tool window can be docked using a docking target. Additionally, you can go to Window menu…
Ever try to search for something you know exists, BUT … the Quick Find just can’t find it? Is it possible that the text you’re looking for is in a hidden region? This video shows you how toe search hidden text in collapsed regions. [CTRL]+[F] brings up the Find and Replace tool window. You can…
So what Turkey Day was last week? No reason why we can’t have a second helping of tip of the day… but as an add-in! Beth Massi, our VB community expert, wrote a Tip of the Day Browser. But even better, she’s got a Let’s Build an Add-In walkthrough, which she’s demo’ed at the DevTeach…
Sara Writes … There is no Ctrl+F in books! You know you’ve thought about it at some point it time… "where’s the Ctrl+F to search for something in the book you are reading." Sorry, there’s no Ctrl+F in books. And when I first read it – being the geek that I am, I thought she was…
From now on, all tricks will be recorded using Visual Studio 2010, starting with the Beta2 Ultimate product. You’ll also notice that these are playing with YouTube now, since the announcement from Microsoft that Silverlight Live Hosting services will be going away. Anyway — this is a simple tip to show changing the background color…