VSTips

This is the project I used for my Visual Studio Tips blog post series and talk.

Here's the list of some of things I cover

Windows, Settings and Setup

1. Docking Windows [1]
2. Pinning Windows [1]
3. Saving/Applying Window Layouts [1] (Ctrl+Alt+1-0)
4. Setting Keyboard Shortcuts
5. Line Numbers
6. Settings Sync
7. Solution Filtering

Code Windows

8. Pin
9. Close All
10. Close All But Pinned
11. Close All But This
12. Float
13. Dock
14. Split
15. Source Map Scroll Bar [2]
16. List open windows (Ctrl+ALt+Tab)

Editing

17. Duplicate Line/Selection [3] (Ctrl+E+V)
18. Multi-Caret Editing [3] (Shift+Alt+Down)
19. Multi-Caret Matching Caret (Shift+Alt+.)
20. Clipboard Ring [3] (Ctrl+Shift+V)
21. Insert File as Text [3]
22. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+U (Make lowercase)
23. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+Shift+U (Make uppercase)
24. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+Up (Move line up)
25. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+Down (Move line down)
26. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+E,S (Show Whitespace)
27. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+E,C (Comment Selection)
28. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+E,U (Uncomment Selection)
29. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+Shift+/ (Block Comment Selection)
30. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+E+D (Format Document)
31. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+E+F (Format Selection)
32. Keyboard Shortcuts - Tab (Increase Indent)
33. Keyboard Shortcuts - Shift+Tab (Decrease Indent)
34. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+` (More Editor Commands)
35. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+PageUp (Goto next issue in file)
36. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+PageDown (Goto previous issue in file)

Codefixes and Refactorings

37. IntelliSense
38. Bring back IntelliSense with (Ctrl+Space)
39. Make Intellisense Transparent by holding Ctrl
40. Intellicode
41. Intellicode Custom Model
42. QuickActions (Ctrl+.)
43. Editor Config
44. Code Cleanup (Ctrl+K+E)
45. Help Links in Error List
46. Regex Syntax Highlighting/Intellisense
47. Insert Code Snippet Ctrl+K,X
48. Code Snippet Example Console.WriteLine() - (CW Tab Tab)
49. Surround with Code Snippet Ctrl+K,S
50. Change Namespace to Match Folder
51. Move Namespace
52. Add missing reference
53. Invert Conditional Expression

Debugging

54. Keyboard Shortcuts - F5 (Run)
55. Keyboard Shortcuts - F10 (Step Over)
56. Keyboard Shortcuts - F11 (Step Into)
57. Keyboard Shortcuts - Shift+F11 (Step Out)
58. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+F10 (Set Next Statement)
59. Keyboard Shortcuts - Alt+Num* (Show Next Statement)
60. Keyboard Shortcuts - Shift+F5 (Stop Debugging)
61. Keyboard Shortcuts - Ctrl+Shift+F5 (Restart Debugging)
62. Pseudovariable $exception [4]
63. Pseudovariable $user
64. Disable Breakpoint [7]
65. Conditional Breakpoint [7]
66. TracePoints [10]
67. DataTips [9]
68. DebuggerDisplay [5]
69. DataTip Comments [9]
70. DataTip Export\Import [9]
71. Clear All Data Tips [9]
72. Format Specifier - No Side Effect Function Evaluation (nse) [6]
73. Format Specifier - Force Eval (ac)
74. Format Specifier - Force Eval (d)
75. Format Specifier - Force Eval (dynamic)
76. Format Specifier - Force Eval (h)
77. Format Specifier - Force Eval (nq)
78. Format Specifier - Force Eval (hidden)
79. Format Specifier - Force Eval (raw)
80. Format Specifier - Force Eval (results)
81. Debugger.IsAttached
82. Debugger.Launch()
83. Debugger.Break()
84. DebuggerStepThrough attribute
85. DebuggerHidden attribute
86. Enable Just My Code
87. Attach to Process

Tool Windows

88. Test Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+R,T or Ctrl+R,A (Run all tests) [11]
89. Test Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+R,Ctrl+T or Ctrl+R,Ctrl+A (Debug all tests) [11]
90. Test Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+R,L (Run last test run) [11]
91. Test Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+R,Ctrl+L (Debug last test run) [11]
92. Test Explorer Group By [11]
93. Test Explorer Traits [11]
94. Test Explorer Playlists [11]
95. Test Explorer Run Tests After Build [11]
96. Breakpoints Window
97. Nuget - Consolidate
98. Task List
99. Task List - Add/Edit Tokens

Navigating Code

100. CodeLens References
101. CodeLens Change History
102. Keyboard Shortcuts - Goto Definition F12 or Ctrl+Click [12]
103. Keyboard Shortcuts - Peek Defintion Alt+F12 [12]
104. Keyboard Shortcuts - Goto Implementation Ctrl+F12 [12]
105. Keyboard Shortcuts - Find All References Shift+F12 [12]
106. Keyboard Shortcuts - View Call Hierarchy Ctrl+K,Ctrl+T [12]
107. Keyboard Shortcuts - Navigate Backward Ctrl+-
108. Keyboard Shortcuts - Navigate Forward Ctrl+Shift+-
109. Keyboard Shortcuts - Goto last edit location Ctrl+Shift+BackSpace
110. Keyboard Shortcuts - Goto Line - Ctrl+G
111. Keyboard Shortcuts - Goto ??? - Ctrl+T0. Solution/Folder View
112. Solution Explorer [8]
113. Find Active Item in Solution
114. Track Active Item in Solution

Git

115. Typing Git Commands in Search
116. View Pull Request

References

[1] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-window-management/

[2] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-tips-source-map-scroll-bar/

[3] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-editing-shortcuts/

[4] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-tips-view-uncaptured-exception/

[5] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-tips-debugger-display/

[6] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-tips-no-side-effects-function-eval/

[7] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-break-points/

[8] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/03/visual-studio-solution-explorer-search/

[9] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-using-data-tips/

[10] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-trace-points/

[11] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-test-explorer/

[12] https://hutchcodes.net/2019/04/visual-studio-tips-code-definition-keyboard-shortcuts/