In the bottom of my Visual Studio there is a little icon (see image)
It is a moving magnify glass (I think it's a magnify glass, I'm sure it's moving)
It's moving all the time (it's moving, in a circle shape, and the background 'block' shape is growing larger and smaller), but there is no hover text, nor can I click it...
I'm afraid of moving icons when I don't know what they do.....
Anyone know what it means/does?
EDIT:
when I click on F5, it's shown besides the VS build icon:
That's the predefined SBAI_Find icon in Visual Studio's Status Bar Animation Region. Any extension could be triggering it (or even Visual Studio itself). There's more information here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/es-es/library/microsoft.visualstudio.shell.interop.ivsstatusbar.animation(v=vs.100).aspx
There's no way to tell what is triggering it by your question only. To find the culprit, I'd try disabling all extensions and enabling them one-by-one.
Notice it shows when using the standard Find in Visual Studio (if you want a lengthy operation to check it, use Find In Files)
In Simple Words , It Is a Search Engine Build By VB.net To Find Content According To The User's Requirement Needed And The Section Selected
Note: Different Section Will Lead To Different Search Result
It simply means, it is trying to find and link all the files. You should not be too much bothered about it and it is not from any of the third party extension.
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When previewing a file by clicking on it once in VSCode, is it possible to preview other files in the explorer by using the arrow keys, similar to Visual Studio? When I do it, it just selects the file, but doesn't preview it (unless I use my mouse). I'd provide a picture, but the upload isn't working right now, sadly. :(
I feel like that used to be a thing and I broke it at some point, but I could also just imagine it due to VS.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/66237216/12903844 has exactly what I was looking for!
Short summary: Up/Down + Space will enable you to preview a file, but you can also use 'multi-command' to macro it to just Up/Down (without having to press Space when selecting files this way).
Credit goes to Mark for answering it in the comments, just adding it here so the solution is marked. <3
I was making a form on visual studio and didn't realise that my resolution was at 300% as I was working off a TV, all my items appeared scrunched together so I reset them in the correct positions however now some of them are off the edges of the form and I cant stretch it past a certain point in order to move them back. Is there a way I could get them without having to remake it?
What version of Visual Studio are you using? In the latest versions you can use the Document Outline pane/window (View->Other Windows->Document Outline, Ctrl-Alt-T may also display it).
In that window, with the form displayed, it will list all the controls in the form. Find the ones you need, right-click on them and select Properties.
Now the Properties window should be showing the properties for that control. You should now be able to edit the Location there to adjust where the control is posistioned.
Document tabs in Visual Studio are sized to the name of the file as it appears on the tab. This means that the size of each tab that is open is contingent on the size of the text of the file name.
Is there a setting buried somewhere that will allow me to keep all tabs the exact same width?
Why does this matter?
For those that must know a reason for this request, I often work in sizable projects which someone else originally created. While researching functionality of code, I'll often open up over 10 documents, tracing paths or researching behavior. When I'm finished with my research, I'll often have to close the previous 3-7 tabs to get back to my original document and unclutter my work area.
I know this seems like a minor nuisance but since every file name is different, you can't keep your mouse in one location and click the the left-button 3-7 times in rapid succession to close all pertinent documents. You have to float the mouse back and forth, for every tab, because of the variance in tab size.
I'd prefer to just set it so that all tabs are the same size, regardless of the length of the file name. Can this be done with reasonable effort?
I am using Visual Studio 2015, so I would like an answer for that version of VS. However, once I upgrade to VS 2017, I'd like to make the same change to that environment.
If the answer for either version is different, I would prefer an answer for both instances of VS.
You can try Productivity Power Tools.
The feature "Vertical tabs" is what you need.
Document tabs are shown vertically, allowing you to fit more tabs than are normally visible when shown horizontally.
For VS 2015 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.ProductivityPowerTools2015
For VS 2017 https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.ProductivityPowerPack2017
Updated:
Productivity Power Tools also support customizing min/max tab width. You can find it from Tools>Options...>Productivity Power Tools>Custom Document Well>Advanced
In VS2022 this is built in under Tools-> Environment -> Tabs and Windows
I remember once while using Microsoft Visual Studio, opening a source file (by accident I think) and having it render in either subdued colors or with a different background and showing a watermark indicating that this file was not a normal editable source file. I was under severe time pressure then and unfortunately can't recall the file or the wording of the watermark (or I would be able to investigate unaided).
Does this ring a bell with anybody? Is there a way to cause MVS to display auto-generated files in a different manner so that the developer does not waste time editing something that should not be edited? I open plenty of auto-generated files all the time (usually as a result of some global search) and it would be helpful to have all such files render in the editor this way.
The MVS version in question is Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015. I have Resharper and OzCode as well.
I was having this same problem. For the files I work with (web stuff, js, css, etc.) the watermark is applied by Web Compiler: "Shows a watermark when opening a generated file" (see features list in https://github.com/madskristensen/WebCompiler).
It turns out the "Generated" mark is toggled by clicking the bottom right corner of the editor window. In fact, it is always there, however if you accidentally click it, that will cause it to be hidden UNLESS you mouse over the bottom right corner of the editor window of the generated file.
So, to re-enable the watermark:
Open a file you know for sure is generated, like one of the output files in your compilerconfig.json file.
In the editor window, mouse over the bottom right corner of the window. You should see the "Generated" text re-appear, with a tooltip that says "Click to toggle visibility".
Click the text. From now on the "Generated" watermark will show up in your generated files. Just be sure not to accidentally click and hide it again.
-Michael
In VS2008 it was possible to drag the corner to enlarge the window to see more methods, are there any hidden settings in VS2010 to make this window larger?
I tried to post an image but it appears I need more rep.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find any way to do it in VS2010 by itself. If you install the Resharper plugin, you can adjust the size of the auto-complete list, but it's not cheap.
It should be trivial to write a VS addin that would enable this feature, maybe it's something that I'll look into.