In Visual Studio 2017, is it possible to change the UI font size for the IDE Error List tool window only, i.e., without affecting any other settings?
Having said this, I can't even find any setting in Tools > Options > Environment > Fonts and Colors that affects the Error List at all, even after restarting Visual Studio as suggested.
It is done by changing the Environment Font. It changes the menu font too.
Tools->Options->Fonts and Colors->Environment
I have the same issue and couldn't resolve in Visual Studio (the font size updates in other areas of VS, but the error list stays the same).
I only needed a bigger font for a presentation so used the magnifier tool in Windows. Not something you want to use all the time, but great for a short-term need
Unfortunately, Visual Studio (2022 and most likely older) does not allow to change the font of the error list independently from the rest of the environment.
Somebody asked for the default font of the environment. The default font is "Segoe UI" with font size 9.
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I've recently installed the Fira Code font for Visual Studio 2019, version 16.6.3
The issue that I have is that after I shut down my computer, the font won't load properly unless I close VS and re-install it (and, when I do that, Windows also tells me that the font is already installed and I have to confirm that I want to overwrite it) in order to get it to load properly.
The confusing thing about this issue is that even when the font doesn't load correctly (it loads the default font instead) it stil appears to be properly selected in Tools > Options > Environment > Fonts And Colors.
I solved it by installing the font for all the users, which can be achieved by simply left clicking the .ttf file and selecting the "Install for all users" option.
I found this question that is about enabling ligatures in Visual Studio, which appears to be automatic.
However, I don't like ligatures, so I was wondering if it is possible to disable them. I can't find anything in VS2017 or VS2019.
I also want to disable font ligatures in VS2017 today, then I found this link in MSDN community site. They say:
Currently, Visual Studio doesn’t have the ability to disable font ligatures in the editor, so the only option you currently have available is to chose a font that doesn’t provide ligatures.
I think they are foolish about this.
I ran into that issue in VS2022 aswell when tried to install Jetbrains Mono font. But it occured that jetbrains provides same font without ligatures, it's name is followed by 'NL'
Some time ago Microsoft created "Cascadia Mono" font, which is the same font as default in Visual Studio, but without ligatures.
You can download "Cascadia Mono" font from here:
https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code/releases
Install this font on your machine, restart Visual Studio, select "Cascadia Mono" font, and you will achieve the same result as "disabling" ligatures in VS.
I am evaluating Visual Studio 2012 and am having some problems with the color schema.
Sure enough I was able to overcome the initial discomfort by setting my color for the text editor.
One thing I have not been able to set corrent are the color for the class names.
Say you have a line like below.
Class name = new Class();
the entire line is in the same color, expect the new keyword.
I want the word 'Class' to be in a different color like in earlier versions of Visual Studio.
I am not able to set the color for this from the Option.
I have tried chaning color for all fields like plain text, literals, identifier, etc under
Tool -> Option -> Environment -> Font & Colors
but still I am not able to fix this.
I have also applied custome themes, those are also not helping.
I wouldn't want to install a productivity power tool for such basic preference right ??
Edit:
I'm on Windows 7 x64 and Visual Studio Professional 2012, Version 11.0.50727.1 RTMREL
The solution I found is a combination of the suggestions found in a mish mash of related threads:
Close Visual Studio and open the VS command prompt as an administrator. Navigate to the devenv.exe file (in Express versions it is titled something along the lines of *express.exe) usually located in C://Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0/Common7/IDE.
Type devenv.exe /setup
Reopen Visual Studio. If everything is all colored now, great! If not, close the tabs and reopen them.
Performing all of step 3 is what has got my coloring to come back to normal.
Here is where I got the suggestions:
Visual Studio 2012 - Intellisense sometimes disappearing / broken
How can I get user type C# syntax highlighting working again in VS 2012 RC?
If you're using Productive Power Tools, go to => Tools -> Options -> Productive Power Tools. In main menu, TURN OFF the option: Colorized Parameter Help.
I solved my problem, I'm on Windows 8 Pro, Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate.
You're on the right track. Under Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors, you want to change "User Types", first making sure at the top of the dialog that you are viewing the settings for the "Text Editor"
Although, by default with my install of Visual Studio 2012 these were already set, so you may want to try the "Use Defaults" button, unless you've made other changes that you want to keep.
go to the tools >Option click on enviroment navigation and click on import and export setting and copy the url and open directory from the url and delete all font and color file .which you got setting folder
The workaround provided by Donatas on Microsoft Connect works without having to turn off any option of Productivity Power Tools:
There is a workaround without turning off "Colorized Parameter Help".
Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Fonts and Colors in Display
items select "User Types (Value types)" click Custom next to Item
foreground color and in the color picker change Red, Green or Blue by
1, i.e. to make a custom color which basically looks the same. OK on
all the dialogs and problem solved.
Is there any way to make font smoothing more MacOS like in Visual Studio 2010? I used to do that with GDI++ in VS 2008, but obviously that won't work in new Visual Studio. Is it possible to tweak WPF font-smoothing manually?
If anyone doesn't know about GDI++ you can get it here. It is highly configurable, but the basic settings make fonts look like they do on MacOS, which is much better when you have white text on dark background.
Here's a link on some options to try:
Turning off ClearType, Adjust font smoothing on OS level, change the environment font in VS. Consolas font was an option they recommended in beta.
Here's a blog post on improving WPF font clarity.
There's a Visual Studio extension called Text Sharp that lets you change the font smoothing settings.
I don't want to change the entire background color of solution explorer in VS, only the selected file.
Hints?
Thanks.
Check out Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions, and then check off "Track Active Item in Solution Explorer". This will make whichever file you're viewing/editing inside of Visual Studio automatically be selected in Solution Explorer and if your Windows color scheme is set up properly, it will in fact be darker.
This option used to be on by default in 2003 and maybe 2005, but 2008 has it disabled by default now... I personally prefer it turned on.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors\ButtonFace is the registry key that sets the background color of the current file in solution explorer when solution explorer has not focus, this is what I found for Vs2010 and windows 7 - could not seem to find interface to modify the button face color in the gui. many things use this color, so I set just dark enough to see.
I have no idea why you want to do that in the first place, curious :)
Anyway, I doubt you can change the entire UI's background color depending on the type of file /editor mode.
You might find more clues from these:
Visual Studio - Fonts and Colors, Environment, Options Dialog Box
Changing your colors in Visual Studio.NET - Black versus White
How to increase your Visual Studio environment fonts for presentations?