March 2005
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
19h 23m
English
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Chapter 3, Navigating Visual Studio
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the Window ➝ Split menu option. This creates two different views for the
same source file. Having two views into the same file is wonderful when you
need to compare different parts of the same file; it is much preferred to hav-
ing to scroll back and forth. Figure 3-4 shows an example of split-pane
mode.
Two shortcut commands also allow you to move between split panes: Win-
dow.NextSplitPane (F6) and Window.PreviousSplitPane (Shift-F6). When
you are done working in split-pane mode, you simply need to drag the win-
dow separator all the way up to the top of the window or select the Win-
dow
➝ Remove Split Menu option.
Full-Screen Mode
Visual Studio includes a full-screen mode that can be toggled using the
View.FullScreen command, by either using the Shift-Alt-Enter keystroke or
clicking View
➝ Full Screen. Figure 3-5 shows an example of full-screen
mode.
As you can see, full-screen mode hides all the other windows and provides
an incredible amount of space for just coding. I frequently find myself using
full-screen mode whenever I am focusing on writing code, and I really enjoy
the added real estate in the editor window. The same keystroke (Shift-Alt-
Enter) switches you back out of full-screen mode.
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Visual Studio’s Solution Explorer gives you a quick view of your files, but
you’ll be able to search through ...
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