Visual Studio

Misc notes

• To change indentation settings, go to Tools>Options>Text Editor>C#>Formatting
• Open a recent file/solution: <A> f j 1
• <C-Tab> to change between windows
• To stop console applications from exiting, use <Ctrl-F5> instead of <F5>
• The obj folder holds intermediate files (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5308491/what-are-the-obj-and-bin-folders-created-by-visual-studio-used-for)
• The csproj file is the xml configuration that tells VS how to build the file
• <Ctrl-Shift-Alt-F> to format the source code

Troubleshooting

• Getting back sensible keyboard shortcuts, along with resharper:

  • Tools, Options, Keyboard, Reset the mapping Scheme
  • Then, trigger a Resharper shortcut
  • On the popup, e.g. <Ctrl-W>, choose to apply to all Resharper shortcuts
  • Resharper, Options, Keyboard, Use ReSharper/Idea shortcuts, apply scheme, Save
  • On a pop, e.g. <Alt-Up>, choose to apply to all Resharper shortcuts

• To change formatting:

  • Tools, Options, Text Editor, C#, Formatting, New Lines

Useful shortcuts

Templates

• outv gives System.Console.Out.WriteLine("$EXPR$ = {0}", $EXPR$);

Assistance

• <C-q> brings up quick documentation
• <C-p> brings up information about the method signature, with the cursor between parenthesis
• <C-S-p> brings up the description of the method's signature
• <Ctrl-Shift-Space> triggers smart code completion

Editing

• <C-D> duplicates a line
• <C-L> deletes a line
• <C-X> cuts a line
• <Ctrl-Alt-F> cleans up the code
• <Ctrl-Shift-Alt-↑> moves current line up
• <Ctrl-Shift-Alt-↓> moves current line down

Moving around

• <Ctrl-Alt-L> goes to Solution Explorer
• <Ctrl-Shift-L> goes to Solution Explorer, focuses on the currently focused file
• <Ctrl-Alt-PageDown> goes to next tab
• <Ctrl-Alt-PageUp> goes to previous tab
• F12 goes to next error in file
• <Shift-F12> goes to previous error in file
• <Ctrl-Shift-F7> highlights usages in file
• <Ctrl-Alt-Up> goes to previous usage location in file
• <Ctrl-Alt-Down> goes to next usage location in file
• <Ctrl-K>, <Ctrl-K> to create/delete a bookmark
• <Ctrl-K>, <Ctrl-N> goes to next bookmark
• <Ctrl-K>, <Ctrl-P> goes to previous bookmark

F# Workflow

• Install F# PowerTools
• The F# interactive window is open through View → Other windows → F# Interactive
• <Alt-Enter> to get function signature in F# interactive
• To enable renaming, one Resharper feature needs to be temporarily disabled: Resharper -> Options -> Keyboard and Menus -> Uncheck 'Hide overridden Visual Studio menu items

vsVimrc (Not using this anymore)

• Vsvim is a nice vim plugin. To change the options, there is an options button below the text editor

• Set <C-a> for vsvim behaviour

• Set <C-c> for vsvim behaviour (back to normal)

• Set <C-x> for vsvim behaviour

• Set <C-w> for vsvim behaviour

• :set shows the current settings that have been applied

Snippet of configuration used:

"BEHAVIOUR
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
set backspace=indent,eol,start "allow backspacing over everything in insert mode
set incsearch "searches while typing
set hlsearch "highlights all matched words
:set number "This needs a colon for some reason

"searching
nnoremap <CR> :noh <CR><CR>

Non-Resharper shortcuts

• <C-K><C-C> comments a line
• <C-K><C-U> uncomments a line
• <Ctrl-Space> triggers autocomplete
• <Ctrl-\>, <Ctrl-E> triggers autocomplete
• <Ctrl-G> triggers goto line
• <Ctrl-K>, <Ctrl-I> brings up method information (quick documentation)