sync main windows with solution explorer

[Ryan Liu]

I was supervised that Vista is so difficult to use(e.g. search), lost so
many good features (e.g. go upper level folder) and so unstable(even MS own
programs will hang up, back to Windows 95/98 era). Now I am surprised again
that VS 2005 is lacking of some basic features VS 2003 has. (BTW, I was
forced by Dell to install Vista, not XP; I was told there is no driver for
XP; Was Dell forced by MS?)

For instance, how to sync main windows with solution explorer? That is, how
to easily locate/select the current being edit file in Solution Explorer. It
used to be auto-selected when I switch current file.

Thanks,


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Ryan Liu
Shanghai Fengpu Software Co. Ltd
Shanghai , China

http://www.PowerCATI.com Powerful CATI!
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[Michael Nemtsev, MVP]

Hello Ryan,

I'm not sure if standard hotkey exist in VS 2005, but some times ago I used
the following macro for this
http://www.nigelthorne.com/blog/2005/02/find-file-in-solution-explorer.html


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RL> I was supervised that Vista is so difficult to use(e.g. search),
RL> lost so many good features (e.g. go upper level folder) and so
RL> unstable(even MS own programs will hang up, back to Windows 95/98
RL> era). Now I am surprised again that VS 2005 is lacking of some basic
RL> features VS 2003 has. (BTW, I was forced by Dell to install Vista,
RL> not XP; I was told there is no driver for XP; Was Dell forced by
RL> MS?)
RL>
RL> For instance, how to sync main windows with solution explorer? That
RL> is, how to easily locate/select the current being edit file in
RL> Solution Explorer. It used to be auto-selected when I switch current
RL> file.
RL>
RL> Thanks,
RL>
RL> ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.
RL>
RL> Ryan Liu
RL> Shanghai Fengpu Software Co. Ltd
RL> Shanghai , China
RL> http://www.PowerCATI.com Powerful CATI!
RL> http://www.fpsoft.net.cn
RL> ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I was supervised that Vista is so difficult to use(e.g. search), lost so
many good features (e.g. go upper level folder) and so unstable(even MS own
programs will hang up, back to Windows 95/98 era). Now I am surprised again
that VS 2005 is lacking of some basic features VS 2003 has. (BTW, I was
forced by Dell to install Vista, not XP; I was told there is no driver for
XP; Was Dell forced by MS?)

I guess different people have different experiences... I'm loving
Vista at the moment.

For instance, how to sync main windows with solution explorer? That is, how
to easily locate/select the current being edit file in Solution Explorer. It
used to be auto-selected when I switch current file.

It's an option (and always was, I believe):

Tools / Options / Projects and Solutions / General / Track Active Item
in Solution Explorer

Jon

 

[Ryan Liu]

I guess different people have different experiences... I'm loving
Vista at the moment.


It's an option (and always was, I believe):

Tools / Options / Projects and Solutions / General / Track Active Item
in Solution Explorer

Jon

Thanks, Joe! Yes, it is an option.

And there are other might useful options by default is not checked now --
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