not sure if that big font comes from my Windows 10 setting or ReSharper still is not fully integrated with Visual Studio 2015. Does anyone else have the same problem?
Resharper allows you to either use the Visual Studio IntelliSense font or the Text Editor font (under Resharper->Options...->Environment->IntelliSense->Completion Appearance)
The Visual Studio Intellisense font is set in Visual Studio by: Tools->Options...->Environment->Fonts and Colors and change setting for Statement Completion
(Or you could uninstall Xamarin tools...)
How do I add a shortcut to the places bar in Visual Studio 2012? I know I can add to the Favourites but can't find anywhere how to add it to the Visual Studio part.
You can do this by changing option under
Tools -> Options -> Project and Solutions -> General tab
Like below and it will look up in that folder
Hope it helps
After installing Resharper 8 on Visual Studio 2012 my TODOs are now a retina-searing blue of which this screenshot does not do justice:
I've found similar questions here and here they don't seem to apply to VS2012 and/or RS8, as there is no "Resharper Todo Item" nor any other Resharper items under the Display Items for Fonts & Colors.
Just to post a possible workaround if somebody has the same behavior - apply actions from the following article. It looks oddly but works.
Close all Visual Studio instances
Open C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio {VS
version}\Common7\IDE\Extensions\extensions.configurationchanged file
Type anything there
Save the file
Open VS and check Fonts and Colors in Tools | Options | Environment
Navigate to environment settings using Visual Studio (Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors) and change the colour of the TODO items in the text editor. Scroll to the item in the "Display items" list which shows as "Resharper TODO item"
A Visual Studio crash and restart later, Resharper display items are suddenly showing up under fonts and colors. I contacted Jetbrains and apparently this was a verified bug, though that link is now dead which would lead me to believe that they fixed it, but for some reason this answer is still getting upvoted so maybe not.
Maybe the next upvoter can edit this answer or provide a comment with the current state of affairs?
This is not a Win 8.x issue; I am using Windows 7 and encountered the problem when I applied Resharper 8 to VS2013. The link that Alexander posted resolved the problem for me. I did, however, have to copy the file to My Documents, make my edit there (a simple hash symbol) and then copy it over the source location.
Adding an empty line in the file extensions.configurationchanged worked for me.
Visual studio 2013 with Resharper 10
I've found the colour theme settings for Visual Studio 2012 at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0_Config\Themes
I can duplicate a dark output window in the light scheme by copying the relevant key so this is definitely where the color comes from (you have to restart the IDE in-between changes).
I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with the format of the binary data in these keys?
Or the Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\ShellColors.pkgdef file that they seem to be created from?
I've tried some experimentation with changing what I guess should be the colour values with without much success.
Try this theme editor I wrote that helps you modify the built-in colors of the Dark/Light themes. Most of Visual Studio's Windowing colors are in the Environment category.
More info here:
Modify Visual Studio 2012 Dark (and Light) Themes
Visual Theme Editor 2012 Source Code
I assume the title is self explanatory. Just want to change the look of the Visual Studio 2012 not to show menu title in all capital letters.
Richard Banks posted about a registry key for just such a tweak.
Visual Studio 2012 (Full)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\General
DWORD: SuppressUppercaseConversion
Value: 1
In PowerShell, you can run this to set that registry key and the uppercase goes away.
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\General -Name SuppressUppercaseConversion -Type DWord -Value 1
Visual Studio Express 2012
The above registry key is not the one that will affect Visual Studio Express 2012 RC. A comment by FormatC showed up on Banks post about the key for Express. You can find that key mentioned in Mike Gleason's answer or run the following PowerShell command to set it.
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\VSWinExpress\11.0\General -Name SuppressUppercaseConversion -Type DWord -Value 1
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\VWDExpress\11.0\General -Name SuppressUppercaseConversion -Type DWord -Value 1
Visual Studio 2013
Replace 11.0 with 12.0 in the registry keys above.
Visual Studio 2015 Developer Preview
Replace 11.0 with 14.0 in the registry keys above.
I have written an extension which will do this for you.
You can download it from the Visual Studio Gallery:
VSCommands for Visual Studio 2012
VSCommands for Visual Studio 2013
It can also hide main menu altogether and have it appear only on mouse over or alt key press (like in IE)
After years Microsoft has changed their mind on this feature. As of Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 RC, an option has been added to change between mixed case and upper case: Tools -> Options -> Environment -> General -> Turn off upper case in the menu bar
Obviously this is not for VS 2012 but going forward this option will be there.
Here is the notification from Brian Harry of Microsoft:
Mixed Case Menus – I know I’m going to get some feedback on this one :) This is a long standing request by a vocal portion of the VS user base since VS 2012 to change the “ALL CAPS” menus. In VS 2013 Update 3, we have added a Tools –> Options setting to control whether you see ALL CAPS or Mixed Case. The default is still ALL CAPS but, if you change it, it will persist across upgrades and will roam across your IDE instances using the VS Online roaming settings feature (if you log into VS so it knows who you are).
And for
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WDExpress\11.0\General
DWORD: SuppressUppercaseConversion
Value: 1
I guess the reason MS omitted any mention of Visual Studio from the keyname is that such a mention might help someone identify the key :)
The VS Commands extension can do this and is one of the most popular on the gallery. Worth checking out!
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a83505c6-77b3-44a6-b53b-73d77cba84c8?SRC=VSIDE
Now that Visual Studio 2015 has changed the default back to Title Case, for those crazies like me who had gotten used to ALL CAPS, you can change it back by disabling the following option:
Tools -> Options -> Environment -> General -> Apply title case styling to menu bar
Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition does not respond to the SuppressUppercaseConversion registry value.
The answer is to enable the option boflynn identified:
• Tools -> Options -> Environment -> General -> Apply title case styling to menu bar
In my case that setting was not on by default, perhaps since I ported my VS 2013 settings.
-Noel
For express use:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VSWinExpress\11.0\GeneralSuppressUppercaseConversion
Credit to FormatC
I have been using the following reg files to enable/disable the lowercasing in Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013:
http://erwinmayer.com/dl/VS2012_ALLCAPS_Toggle.zip
http://erwinmayer.com/dl/VS2013_ALLCAPS_Toggle.zip
Just double click on VS201x_ALLCAPS_Disable.reg inside the archive to disable all caps menu titles, and VS201x_ALLCAPS_Enable.reg to re-enable them.
You can easily edit the reg files before with a text editor to see what they contain.
For Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Phone, use
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VPDExpress\11.0\General\SuppressUppercaseConversion
I think "VSCommands for Visual Studio 2012" is the best option for this.
Grab this plugin from here:
http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/a83505c6-77b3-44a6-b53b-73d77cba84c8
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019
Check the option Apply title case styling to menu bar
which can be found in Tools > Options > Environment > General