Visual Studio Designer Bottom Pane - visual-studio-2013

What does it mean in the designer when you add something like saveFileDialog to a form, and it appears in the bottom pane at the bottom of the designer window rather than inside the form like a button would?

When something like a SerialPort or SaveFileDialog appears at the bottom the designer, it just means that component is not a physical thing that gets drawn on the form/window. To avoid confusion, it is displayed outside of the window. You can click on it to see and change its properties, but it will not get drawn on the window the same way a button would.

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VSTO Outlook: Outlook does not maintain the position of a custom button within the ribbon menu

I have a custom button that I place in the ribbon menu but what I observe is that sometimes the button is visible and sometimes not, it depends on the size of the explorer and compose windows. If you resize to a smaller size it is not visible and if you resize to a bigger size it is visible. It only happens in simplified view but not in classic. So in simplified view it seems Outlook decides which buttons are being shown and which not based on a criteria that I don't know, maybe on the space available in the ribbon menu which in turn depends on the size of the window?
Anyway, If I click on commands bar button ("..." three dots button) at the end of the ribbon menu and then from that menu I do a mouse right click on my button and select "Pin to ribbon" for it, then my button is always visible in the ribbon menu regardless of if the view is classic or simpified or even if window is resized to any size.
Is there any way programmatically to indicate Outlook to always show my button in the ribbon menu?
No, the Outlook extensibility model (nor the Fluent UI) doesn't provide anything for that. You may try using RegMon for Windows to track windows registry changes in case if Outlook keeps such preferences there.

How can I add back server explorer and data sources and toolbox (especially toolbox) to the far left menu, in Visual Studio?

I am having difficulty docking toolbox with server explorer and data sources, in visual studio
If I do window..reset window layout, I get the toolbox where I want it. The reset position. With server explorer and data sources
But when I click toolbox on the far left, and it appears, and I drag it a bit, the toolbox option disappears from the far left and I can't get it back without doing window..reset
And I have the same problem with server explorer and data sources.
If I click them and drag the window, I can't the option back, and in fact I completely lose the menu on the far left
I have tried dragging toolbox around and different places appear for it to rest, but I can't make it go somewhere such that an option appears in the far left again, without having to do window..reset window layout.
To elaborate..
I can drag the toolbox and so that the far left arrow gets highlighted, and then release, but then it still doesn't appear as text in the far left
^^ See in the above pictures I don't get
toolbox appearing
or to show a fuller view
Drag that window to the left or right side you will get the mark where you want to place it. than leave that window your window will be docked there.
EDITED:
Windows should be Dockable and after placing the window at your position you can unpin that window so, it can be collapsed when the mouse leave.

Visual Studio 2012: How do I put the toolbox back in its default position?

Somehow, I moved the toolbox in my Visual Studio 2012 installation away from its default position along the left edge of my display. I'm used to it being there, and I want to put it back, but I don't see a way to do it. How can I get it there?
Thanks very much!
Based on the comments to your question it sounds like want the toolbox tool window to be hidden. Only the name "Toolbox" should appear and it should be aligned vertically (top to bottom) instead of horizontally. To get that do the following
Drag the toolbox tool window over to the left side of the screen and drop it
There will be 3 icons on the top right of the tool window. Click the middle one which looks like a pin
This will get it back in the default position
Click WINDOW And select Reset Window Layout
Using this: Alt + Ctrl + x. Then Toolbox tag will pop out.

Xcode Scene Dock hidden

My scene dock is hidden... How can I make it visible? The red one is missing
You can find this button in below left side just click it
..you will get what you need..
Enjoy..
Not exactly sure what do you mean by scene dock.
But I guess you can see different windows by changing your selection here.
if so, Click that Hide Document Outline then you ll get that missing window.this is Hide Document Outline button
In Xcode you could see the following Menus, File Edit View Navigate Editor Product Window Help inwhich Click View and click Debug Area and then click Activtae Console.
You can get the window that what you expect

In VS-2010, how to prevent Toolbox from covering up the current window?

I'm used to VS-2008, with "MDI" IDE, aka "Overlapping Windows". This doesn't seem to be an option in VS-2010, so now when I have, say Form1 open, and click the toolbox...it slides over and totally obscures Form1.
So...a great solution would be telling me if there's a way to get vs2010 to allow the MDI interface.
Otherwise, how can I get the toolbox to slide and also slide the set of tabbed windows over so I can see what I'm dragging a control onto?
Thanks,
--Jim
Have you tried pinning the toolbox? There should be a pin icon on the top of the toolbox. If you click it, the toolbox will stay on the screen, but it will resize the Form1 window to make room for the toolbox window.

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