You can resize the statement completion dialog box from any direction, once it’s open, grab a side or a corner. Interestingly, there are max and min heights (max is limited to 1/3 of screen size) and while there are no limits on the max width, only the height is persisted.
You can record your command window session via the log command. Just run log -on <filename> and start recording. To finish logging, it’s just log -off There is also an option to overwrite the existing file; otherwise it will append. Note that both dash and forward slash will work for command arguments.
This is a quick trick that I’ve started using the move my cursor to the last place, making a selection along the way. It’s kind of weird to explain in text without a 100 images. Video rules!!! [CTRL]+[=] = Select from current cursor position to last Go Back marker. This work is licensed under…
Visual Studio has a ton of Keyboard shortcuts built in. In fact, there are HUGE PDF Prints available for VS2005 C# and Visual Basic, as well as VS2008 C# and VS2008 Visual Basic. If you want to change or add to the current keyboard shortcuts, this video shows you how. Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts for…
Sometimes when you’re looking for something in code, it would be nice for the results to persist. Instead of routing the results to the standard find box, this tip / trick shows you how to add a bookmark to all of the result findings. Then you’re free to use the keyboard shortcuts around bookmarking to…
The standard keyboard shortcut for finding text in most applications is CTRL+F. In Visual Studio, this kicks off a Quick Find in the current document. Quick Find will pre-populate the find what text with whatever text is selected in the editor or the word that the cursor is currently on. Additionally, this find and replace…
