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.
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Here's the form in VS 2012 Update 5 for signing code. You get to it by right clicking a project, going to Properties and selecting the Signing tab. The form is only half displayed.
Suspecting this might be related to the fact I'm running this on a high DPI screen, I changed the resolution down. No difference. Also tried running VS in Windows 8 compatibility mode. No difference.
I could maybe edit the .csproj file directly but the schema link is broken. Thanks, Microsoft.
Anyone know a workaround? Have logged a bug in Connect.
For some unknown reason the timeline graph shown on the summary page in Visual Studio 2012 is missing. This is the first time I use the profiler on a new computer and it just isn't there.
This is of course a huge issue as I am not able to filter which part of the run to profile. Typically I want to exclude initialization parts etc.
I've searched high and low for an option to enable/disable it but there seems to be none.
I tried to reinstall VS2012, but that did not help.
Has anyone experienced the same issue and does anyone know how to solve it?
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.
So, I was arguing with a great friend of mine about Visual Studio 2012 and Microsoft being able to detect which one you used. According to him if you get your hands on a direct MSDN download of Visual Studio 2012 Professional, and you end up creating an app, like a game or something, and then you submit it to the Windows App Store, they will never know which visual studio version you truly used to develop the App, or if you were the owner of it or not.
Is he right? Because I thought Visual Studio some how left a footprint behind on the .exe file letting Microsoft know about licensing information. Or should I go apologize to him for calling him a f...ing liar.
If you guys say it does leave a print, can you show some proof, or a link to read more about it? Thanks guys.
Your friend is likely correct. Why would MS bother when they make freely available all the tools you need to compile your program. You can build .Net applications without the Visual Studio IDE. See this related question
Is it possible to install a C# compiler without Visual Studio?
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)