I have added a vertical window split in Visual Studio 2019. The vertical window split was created using the "New Vertical Window Group" item of the Window menu.
I would like to remove the vertical window split and return to a single window.
There are no items in the menu to remove a vertical or horizontal window group. Is there a way to remove a vertical or horizontal window group in the Visual Studio 2019 IDE?
You have to select the class you want to move to the Original Side and then select "Move to Previous Documents Group"... one by one or just close the classes as Doug Kimzey says.
There is (or should be) a command in the Window menu called "Move to Previous Document Group." This will revert to your previous arrangement.
If you set up your split view, then exit and restart the IDE, this command may be called "Move to Next Document Group" - it (seemingly) does the same thing.
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I am unable to perform multi-file text search and replace (in Visual Studio).
In the past, when I opened the "Replace in Files" dialog, there were 4 buttons in the lower right. One of the bottom two buttons allowed me to "Replace All".
The two lower buttons (including "Replace All") are no longer present.
I believe this occurred after I changed some Windows settings so that I could use menus without the Magnifier.
It is not just a matter of the buttons being off-screen because the window is too large (although it is too large - they would be off-screen, if they were present).
I can drag the window and see the bottom, even though the top is then off-screen (I use AltWindowDrag, allowing me to hold the ALT key, and drag by any part of the window, not just the title bar).
The two lower buttons are not present. I'm unable to resize the window - when I try, nothing happens, or the window repositions so that I can see the title bar, but can no longer see the bottom.
The two buttons that are still present (Find Next and Replace) don't have keyboard shortcuts, so I presume that Replace All doesn't either. Nor can I select either of those two buttons using Tab, so probably can't select an "invisible" "Replace All" button that way.
Any help appreciated.
You can use Find and Replace by pressing Ctrl+H and to Replace All just use Alt+A.
Visual studios 2013 is showing a black flag looking icon in the left gutter of my code. It doesn't seem to have any meaning and there is nothing particularly special about that line of code. The code works fine, I just want to know why this icon is displayed and what it means.
It may be bookmark or it may be the line at which searched text is found. In this screenshot, the black mark at line 55 shows the line in which search text is found(when we search using Ctrl+Shift+F keys) and one at line 58 is bookmark.
Bookmark can be removed by holding holding Ctrl and pressing K twice. There is also option to remove it in VS menu, same icon as on the line.
Bookmarks are put on the code where we want to navigate more frequently. There is icon in VS menu shown with the arrow and bookmark icon to move forward and backward.
It could be a bookmark. See main Visual Studio menu Edit - Bookmarks.
If you are using dark theme this is a white flag. Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K removes the flag.
To elaborate on the answer given by #Imad. The icon at line 55 can be the result of a search (Ctrl+Shift+F, or Ctrl+F). You remove it by either clearing or closing the Find Results pane.
Or it might be an error indicator from the most recent compilation. These appear in the Error List pane. Fix and recompile to remove it.
Line 58 shows a bookmark. Remove it with Ctrl+K, Ctrl+K on the line in question.
When you do a Search in VS using Ctrl+shift+F -> Find all -> click on a result from the find results tab -> you can see the black pin pointing the matching line in the code.
The answer is here - Black dash / line on visual studio 2012 left margin
I seem to recall that way back in VS 2005 you could open up four documents, for example, and have them laid out in four quadrants.
Is this at all possible for VS 2013?
VS 2013 supports tab groups (tab context menu - New Horizontal/Vertical Tab Group) and floating tabs/tab groups (tab context menu - Float/Float All).
To create four quadrants, you can create an additional vertical tab group in the main VS window + two vertical tab groups in a floating tabs window and position the floating tabs window below the main VS window.
Whenever I do a find/replace in vs.net 2010, I can barely see where the highlighted text is on y screen.
I want to change the background color of the highlighted text during find/replace etc.
In vs.net settings (font and colors), what is the item name that is for the highlighted text during find/replace?
Within Visual Studio 2010
menu: Tools->Options->Environment->Fonts and Colors
in the Selected Items window: choose "Selected Text" (it's the second from the top for me.)
You can then change the background color (on the right side of the dialog window.)
The correct item is inactive selected text.
See Dave's answer here:
visual studio find and replace highlight color
You have to install the Productivity Power Tools extension to change this setting. Then it will be under Find Highlight (Extension).
For me, the selected text setting does not affect the color of highlighting when doing a find/replace or a quick find.
You'll find that one at: Text Editor -> Selected Text. You're looking to set the Item Background property. Be aware, it's the same format used for any time text is selected, not just when find/replace is invoked -- that specific action doesn't have a specific format associated with it.
I want to be able to edit one method while looking at another method in the same file, as reference.
Can this be done?
You can open the file in another tab (Window -> New Window).
Doing so you have two copies of the same file. Then you can right-click the tab bar and select New Vertical Tab Group (or New Horizontal Tab Group, the one you like more).
Hope I understood you question..
Be on the tab you want to duplicate,then click in the menu bar at the top onWindow > New Window
Finally drag & drop the second window to the the left or right side to show both views next to each other.
Et voila, there you have it :)
EDIT
It seems that this function is not implemented in all version of VS.
In my case (V 15.4.2 (2017), V 15.9.7 (2017) & V 16.2.5 (2019)) it just works fine.
Only vertically that I'm aware. When looking at the code, right above the vertical scroll bar is a small rectangle, drag it down to get a split view of the file.
You simply use the small drag arrows icon at the top right corner of your file window as depicted in the following screenshots:
1) View the same document side-by-side (with a fix for Visual Studio 2017)
It is possible to do this using New Window and New Vertical Tab Group, however, in my Visual Studio 2017 the New Window command was missing from the Window menu. To use it, first you must add the command to a menu or assign a shortcut to it.
To add New Window to your Window menu follow this sequence, starting with the Tools menu:
Tools > Customize > Commands > Menu Bar > Window > Add Command > Window > New Window
FYI In the Commands step you decide where to put the New Window command. The sequence I gave above puts it unceremoniously at the top of the Window menu.
To view the same document side-by-side
Open the document you want to view side-by-side
Select your recently added New Window command (perhaps it's in Window > New Window)
Right click the new tab and select New Vertical Tab Group or select that command from the Window menu
2) View the same document above-one-another
If you wish to view the same document in two views on top of each other use the Window > Split command or click-and-drag the double-arrow at the top of the scroll bar for any window.
3) Get creative
FYI You can even combine the two view options to have three, four or even more views of the same document on a particularly wide monitor. On mine (2560 x 1080) I can comfortably get three side-by-side views going and split them vertically, if desired.
One can install VsVim extension and :sp :vsp does the trick.
In Visual Studio 15 you can just click inside the document and then "Window → Split"