I'm really interest in using solution navigator after reading the article about
Productivity Power Tools 2012.
After I install Productivity Power Tools 2012 in my VS2012, somehow I can't find the solution navigator everywhere. Could someone tell me where can I find it? Also in the article didn't mention it.
By the way, I couldn't find it in "View" and Quick Launch...
It will be really helpful to me and lot of peoples if someone suggests the solution.
Solution Navigator was a part of Productivity Power Tools for VS 2010. In VS 2012 many features of Solution Navigator were integrated in the standard Solution Explorer and PPT 2012 don't include the separate Solution Navigator tool any more.
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New to StackOverflow so sorry if I'm doing this wrong. Trying to get set up with SharePoint 2016 Development. Moving from SP2010 and need to look into getting some things updated. Have a 2016 single server farm set up for evaluation/development and have VS2015 installed on machine, but cannot for the life of me get SP2016 development templates to show up in VS. I had them briefly after installing the Office Development Tools preview, but after upgrading it to update 2 they're gone again! Please help.
Also, looking for good information on converting SP2010 projects to SP2016 if that's possible.
You need to install: Microsoft Office Developer Tools Preview 2 for Visual Studio 2015
I have been having an issue since VS 2012 (currently using 2013) that the panels and windows are constantly all over the place. I have worked with VS for years and this hasn't ever been an issue. I know this has something to do with the .vssettings file but I really don't want to go farting around with it.
I would like something like VSWindowManager PowerToy however that doesn't seem to have been updated since 2006.
Does anyone know how to stabilize the location of windows in panels in VS 2013?
Thanks
There is a VS extension called Layouts O Rama I have been using it for about a week now. and I am very pleased with it, it seems to have calmed down all the window madness I was experiencing with various windows coming up all over creation.
It can be installed using the extension manager Tools > Extensions and updates.
I have a VS 2012 solution which has many class projects inside it. Now i need to generate a diagram which can depict me overall view of the solution and help me visualize how all the projects are structured and how they are interrelated.
I dont see "Architecture" menu option also.
How to resolve my issue.
Thanks in advance.
UML Modeling support available only in VS2012 Ultimate and Premium family of products. VS2012 Professional did not support UML modeling.
Samething holds good for VS2010 version.
check the link for further information
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/compare
I'm pleased to see that VS2012's Designer is much closer to Blend than the old one. One thing I still didn't find is Blend's "resource view":
VS2012 has something it calls resource view, but that is something different.
Without this, one can't reach templates other than by clicking through controls that use them.
OK. I did some research and found this preview. This is a stopgap until Update 2 released back in August. I haven't tried it yet. I'll edit my answer when I do. It seems that Update 2 of Visual Studio 2012 will include Blend support for Silverlight and WPF.
Here is more information on the preview Update 2. This is what I get for switching to a Microsoft product too early. Hope this helps.
If anyone has any more information on this. Please let us know.
Edits:
The preview is basically a preview of Blend that will eventually expire.
The biggest thing I'm not clear on is whether this statement (from this KB article):
"Blend for Visual Studio 2012 Support for Sketchflow, WPF, and Silverlight"
... means that Support for WPF and Silverlight will exist in Visual Studio itself or in another product.
Recently I came across a recommendation for a Visual Studio plugin called Refactor! For Visual C++ that looks like it would be very useful in helping me tame a particularly pastalike legacy application that I've inherited. Unfortunately, the download links appear to be broken and I can't find a mirror anywhere online.
I've also tried to contact DevExpress, but they suggested that Refactor has been effectively discontinued by being rolled into CodeRush Express and that I use that. Since CodeRush does not support C++, and even further doesn't work with Visual Studio 2005, I am unable to use it.
Does anyone know of (or can provide) a mirror for the Refactor! for VC++ installer? I'm sure I'm not the only one who's stuck in VS2005 that would benefit from this tool.
DevExpress responded to an issue in their tracker with a link to just the Refactor component. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to work for me.
For posterity, here's the link they sent, and the issue ticket:
http://downloads.devexpress.com/DXperience/2011.2/7/RefactorCPP-11.2.7.exe
http://www.devexpress.com/issue=B208783
Edit: Before someone else says it, Visual Assist X does support Visual Studio 2005. I was interested in Refactor mostly for the fact that it is was a free product that I could use at work without having to go through purchasing and licensing issues.
Have you tried this plugin, which claims to support VS2005 and C++:
DevExpress Refactor! Pro for Visual Studio (Trial)