For some reason in my VS2013 environment shift+E is assigned to some keyboard command, where additional input is required (see image).
This is extremely frustrating when typing something like:
IEvent event = ...
Reset procedure through tools->options-> as described here
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zainnab/archive/2010/08/05/keyboard-shortcuts-reset-all-your-shortcuts-vstiptool0064.aspx
doesn't seem to work.
Does anybody know how to find and reset this shortcut?
You can also reset Visual Studio settings through Tools | Import and Export Settings.... Select "Import selected environment settings" and click Next. Choose whether or not to save your current settings or not and click Next. Select whichever of the default settings you wish to reset your keyboard shortcuts to and click Next. Then uncheck every setting except for Options > Environment > Keyboard and click Finish.
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I usually access Visual Studio's Find in Files feature with Ctrl-Shift-F, type in what I'm after and press enter.
Everything is working, I can type what I want to find, Ctrl-A will select all text, arrow keys will navigate within the Find What text control only the enter key press does nothing. The dialog still has focus, just nothing happens.
The accelerator keys that are marked on the various buttons also do not do what I expect. Alt-P will open the Project menu, Alt-F the File menu, Alt-A nothing. When the Find in Files dialog is focussed I expect the Find Previous, Find Next or Find All actions to be performed.
The tab key also does not change focus from one control to another while in that dialog.
The escape key will kill the focus in that dialog and return focus back to the file that I have open in the text editor as expected.
I have tried using the Reset button under Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard to no avail.
I am using Visual Studio Ultimate 2013 Update 4 on Windows 7 x64.
If you're using Resharper, after applying R# keyboard scheme, it will add it's keyboard shortcuts. For example, it adds Alf+F shortcut in Text Editor scope.
Setting your keyboard shortcut in Global scope is not enough if same keyboard shortcut is set by R# for Text Editor.
To override R# shortcut in Global scope, make sure you delete R# shortcut setting in VS keyboard settings modal dialog.
Rarely, strange keyboard shortcut behavior could be also caused by non-US keyboard setting. If you are using non-English keyboard set in Windows Control Panel settings, try this solution:
Set keyboard layout to US
Reset keyboard shortcuts in VS under Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard
Assign your shortcuts (e.g. Alt-F)
Set keyboard to your local layout
After you install VS2010 and start it for the first time, your asked how you want your VS environment set, such as: C#, Web Developer, VB, etc...
How do you change this settings later?
To reset your settings
On the Tools menu, click Import and Export Settings.
On the Welcome to the Import and Export Settings Wizard page, click Reset all settings and then click Next.
You can then choose to save your old settings or not, then click Next.
In Which collection of settings do you want to reset to, select a settings collection from the list. This is where you choose for example C#.
Press Finish and you're done.
Go to Tools menu >> Import and Export Settings >> Reset all settings. Follow the instructions of the wizard and choose the desired language as default development environment.
For some reason I've lost the dropdownbox above the text editor. The one that lists all methods, variables and properties in a class. And it makes me go crazy when I browse larger classes.
Maybe it is easier to enable "Navigation bar" option under "Tools->Options->Text Editor->[The language that you using]->General]
Have you tried resetting the interface?
from the command line run devenv.exe /resetsettings
2.. From Visual Studio
On the Tools menu, click Import and Export Settings.
On the Welcome to the Import and Export Settings Wizard page, click Reset all settings and then click Next.
If you want to save your current settings combination, click Yes, save my current settings, specify a file name, and then click Next.
—or—
If you want to delete your current settings combination, choose No, just reset settings, overwriting my current settings, and then click Next. This option does not delete default settings, which will still be available the next time you use the wizard.
In Which collection of settings do you want to reset to, select a settings collection from the list.
Click Finish.
The Reset Complete page alerts you to any problems encountered during the reset.
Is there a keyboard shortcut that allows you to easily change Build Configuration (say, from Debug to Release) in Visual Studio (2008)?
In the Standard Toolbar there is a drop-down where one can easily change between Build Configurations, but I only know how to access it with my mouse.
Is there an easy way this can be done via the keyboard?
Just for the record, it's actually not that hard to use the standard keyboard mappings for the Configuration Manager dialog:
Alt+B, O, (Arrow keys or first letter, e.g. D(ebug) or R(elease)), Enter
The dialog box pops up fairly quickly, so this works for me.
You can set up a key combo through the Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard dialog. The Build.SolutionConfigurations command will put your focus on the build configuration drop down so you can easily change the configuration with the arrow keys. Additionally the Build.SolutionPlatforms selects the Platform drop down. The only drawback is that focus will be taken away from whatever was previously selected.
It doesn't seem there are, but you can set a key command (Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard) for Build.ConfigurationManager, which will open a dialogue box that you can use the cursor keys to navigate quickly.
You could also set up a macro (similar to this) and bind that to a hot key.
I have a macro that I wrote to just help me with my unit testing (it was derived from other macros that just add underscores to the name of the method as you write it,), and when I go to Tool > Options > Environment > and then keyboard to assign a shortcut to it, it not anywhere to be found, none of the "MyMacros" default section is there. Any ideas?
Also, the macro explorer option isn't under Tools menu, I need to hit ALT+F8 to get to it, maybe they are related?
Thanks.
You're likely running into an issue where your current profile settings hid the macro explorer. Try going to Tools -> Import/Export Settings and choose reset all settings. Choose the "General Profile." If it is a settings issue, this will cause the menu to re-appear.