I am currently using the Workflow designer in Visual Studio 2012 to create an automated build workflow. The XAML document that I am using was not created by me and I am new to Workflow. Some of the titles of the panes are too long to display fully and I am unable to read the text of the title. This is a problem because I am following a document, created by another developer at my workplace, that references the titles.
I thought that increasing the 'zoom' would help, but the text also zooms and remains obscured. I have tried searching Google and SO for a way to widen the panes, but have not found a solution. Does anyone know of a way to accomplish this task? I would also appreciate other suggestions.
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I attached an image to show exactly what I mean.
Is there a way to make Visual Studio to display that dropdown menu with the different options for formating?
Thanks in Advance
Can Visual Studio Intellisense display options for formating values?
I am afraid that you cannot get what you want so far on VS.
Actually, VS Intellisense does not have such function and do not have different formatting options in the drop-down box just as your picture shows.
Also, I cannot find any VS extensions to implement this function.
So if you still want this feature on VS, I suggest you could suggest a feature on our User Voice Forum.
Besides, when you finish it, you could also share your idea ticket here and anyone who is interested in it will vote it so that it will get more Team's attention.
If I want to see the full documentation for a class or method in Visual Studio, I have to press F1. This opens an external browser window where I can look it up.
Now, I'd like to see the documentation within the IDE, in an integrated window, without having to mess around with a separate browser window. Additionally I'd like the documentation window to update as soon as I switch the cursor to another method/class/etc. This feature is fairly common in the Java IDEs.
Is there any way to achieve this behavior in Visual Studio?
You can install Help Viewer. See also Video.
If help viewer is already installed follow the instructions here to enable it:
When you install Visual Studio, you get the Help Viewer. To start reading help topics in the Help Viewer rather than on the MSDN download site, go to the Help menu in Visual Studio, select Set Help Preference, and then select Launch in Help Viewer. The off-line help topics for a given version of Visual Studio are available only after the final release of that version.
Beware, downloading help content for offline viewing can take a large amount of disk space!
One thing you can do is to be on any method and while pressing on control, click the method. It will open up the method or class metadata file which gives out information about the available properties and values to be passed while giving out a summary of the method/class.
Screen shot of IIdentityMessageService and what method it implements with a small desciption inside visual studio
Sometimes when I open my Visual Studio form designer, I see the [Add] text to create a new BarButtonItem, other times I don't. This has led me to search for a way to create a new button several times now. Any idea what might be causing this?
Try to right click your bar manager, and check the Show DesignTime Enhancements.
Here is a link that may help.
Is it possible to scroll at the same time splitted screens in Visual Studio (Vertically or Horizontally, dont really care)?
It is not currently possible.
Here is the link to the Microsoft connect suggestion (requires login). It suggests that it may be possible to achieve the effect with a macro or an add-in.
(Here is a duplicate question regarding VS 2008.)
I'm trying to edit my TFS 2010 build templates using the Visual Studio 2010 Workflow designer. I have this nice widescreen display, and the designer insists on displaying the activity blocks in itty bitty areas. How can I resize them so I can at least read the entire display descriptions?
EDIT: If this annoys you too, vote for this suggestion
The designer doesn't support resizing activities. You can collapse/expand them or zoom into the entire workflow but that is it.
Would be a nice future feature so I suggest adding it to connect as a feature request and if you post the link I will vote for it.