I'm looking for a resource or example code on how to change the color theme in VS2012.
I'd like to do this dependant on the value of an AppSetting entry in the app.config.
Ideally when when the app isn't running and the theme would change once the file is edited.
However, I'd appreciate anything towards that goal.
At first, you can use free Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor, which you can download here:
https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/366ad100-0003-4c9a-81a8-337d4e7ace05
This will add “Theme” menu in your VS.
Also you can change your icons: here http://vsip.codeplex.com/ you can download Visual Studio Icon Patcher (But VS2010 should be also installed for this to work).
But, if you want to implement your own code to change themes, the best way is making own extensions which look like VSPackage. You can read recommendations how to do this here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/bb165437.aspx
And in other articles at this site you can find more information about implementing your own ideas in the VS.
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So I know how to use a switch to activate and deactivate Dark Theme in Android Studio. I currently have that feature in a settings activity I created. I can't seem to find an answer to how I can apply that to all my activities though. So if there is a way to do this I would love to know how I could go about setting this up.
Hi I'm trying to teach myself c++ but I can't even get the most important feature to work. The build/compile button won't show. Its grayed out. I only want to use visual studios because its what all the devs use in my friends company where I want to work. So, any way to get this thing working? This is Visual Studios 2013, I've tried the profile changing feature in attempt to fix it but it still shows up as grayed out and I can't use it. I have made no other changes since installing it.
Also to start my code I did file> new> file> C++ file
Thanks for any help.
Visual Studio relies on projects, so you need for your source file to be part of a project - this would also hold all the configuration for compilation and linker settings, analogous to a *nix style Makefile.
To create a new project, Do File > New > Project... And choose a suitable template from under the Visual C++ section. Typically, if you're just starting out, and only want to work with the console, then you'll probably want to choose "Win32 Console Application" as the project type.
I arranged my Android Studio IDE tool windows layout to fit 2 screens in a dual monitor setup and saved it as the default. I would also like to save another layout for single screen setup.
Question: Is it possible to save multiple layout configuration for tool windows in Android Studio. If so how?
Thanks,
George
Go to menu window > Store current layout as default
A bit late to the party, but there is a newer plugin, that works much better imho.
You can define 4 layouts, it can switch layouts immediately, it also (re-)stores the floating state of each panel and so on:
https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/13005-window-layout-manager
There is an IntelliJ IDEA plugin preserve-layout-plugin that allows you to that. It's available in the plugin repository, just search for preserve.
By default, you need to restart the IDE or open another project in order to load the layout but the following works as well: you import the layout, you store it as default, and then you restore the default layout.
The following method helped me.
1) Run Android Studio as administrator.
2) Now, arrange the tabs as you want.
3) Go to Window->Store current layout as default.
This is something I missed when I started Android development especially after using multiple layout in Unity Editor before this.
However, I found this plugin - "Window Layout Manager" Link which you can also find and install via Android Studio plugins marketplace.
Allows you to arrange different windows/components like terminal, logcat, project explorer etc and save it with a name.
I have just installed Web Essentials 2012 for VS2012, but when I open a .less file, nothing is highlighted and the preview window doesn't display. Are there any settings or something I am missing to make this work?
Web Essentials does not include Less tools anymore, you need to install the ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 update to work with Less. A bit more details can be found on Web Essential's developer's blog.
I searched how to change visual studio 2012 theme many time. But couldn't change it. I download themes. I do everything what guides say in import export settings. It says "Your settings were successfully imported from wekeroad-ink.vssettings." but nothing happens.
Tools>options>ENviorment>General There is visual experience section and you can chose Light or dark themes if you want more you can use Visual Studio 2012 colour theme editor
it have few pre-made themes (especially a blue theme really great to eye) you can also tweak every colour of Visual Studio by using it.