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Did you know... You can do multi-column sorting (secondary sort, etc.) in both the Error List and Task List - #183
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Both the Error List and the Task List have support for multi-column sorting, like secondary sort (and can someone remind me what's the term for 3rd-ary - the term that comes after secondary). This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03...
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Did you know... You can view an error's help documentation directly from the Error List? - #182
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If you right-click on an error in the error list, you'll see a context menu pop up with Show Error Help. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/28/did-you-know-you-can-view-an-errors-help-documentation-directly-from-the-error-list...
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Did you know... You can use Ctrl+Shift+F12 to view the next Error listed in the error list - #181
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In the General Development Settings, the keyboard binding is Ctrl+Shift+F12 , This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/27/did-you-know-you-can-use-ctrlshiftf12-to-view-the-next-error-listed-in-the-error-list-181/
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Did you know... How to customize your Error List view? - #180
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This was one of my least favorite designs in the VS environment. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/26/did-you-know-how-to-customize-your-error-list-view-180/
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Did you know… you can create keyboard shortcuts to navigate among the various Task List categories? (View.NextTask and View.PreviousTask) - #179
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Visual Studio comes with two commands for navigating among the various things in the task list: View.NextTask and View.PreviousTask. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/25/did-you-know-you-can-create-keyboard-shortcuts-to-navigate...
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Did you know... You can create Shortcuts in your Task List - #178
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This is another one of those features i didn't know about until someone showed me. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/24/did-you-know-you-can-create-shortcuts-in-your-task-list-178/
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Did you know... You can show a full file path in the Task List? - #177
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Today's tip only applies to Comments, as User Tasks are not saved with a file. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/21/did-you-know-you-can-show-a-full-file-path-in-the-task-list-177/
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Did you know... You can show Hack, Undone, and custom Tokens in the Task List? - #176
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Todo's are not the only thing you can display under "Comments" in the Task List. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/20/did-you-know-you-can-show-hack-undone-and-custom-tokens-in-the-task-list-176/
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Did you know... How to create and view Todo's in the Task List? - #175
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Let's focus now on the other aspect of the Task List - the Comments left in the code. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/19/did-you-know-how-to-create-and-view-todos-in-the-task-list-175/
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Did you know... Sara turns 30 today, so I need another "Go Sara Go", and how to use /safemode? - #174
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Yep, today is the Sara Birthday Edition v3.0, so we're going to do another round of Go Sara Go . This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/18/did-you-know-how-to-use-safemode-174/
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Did you know... How to disable the prompt for deleting Task List User Tasks? - #173
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So after yesterday's tip, you've probably created a few tasks and deleted them, and This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/17/did-you-know-how-to-disable-the-prompt-for-deleting-task-list-user-tasks-173/
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Sometimes, you just don't want to know how short you are
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Marty, this blog post is for you. =) This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/14/sometimes-you-just-dont-want-to-know-how-short-you-are/
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Did you know... You can assign a priority to your Task List User Tasks? - #172
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Now that you've created a user task, you can now assign a priority. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/14/did-you-know-you-can-assign-a-priority-to-your-task-list-user-tasks-172/
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Did you know... You can use the Task List to create User Tasks that are separate from your code? - #171
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The Task List is for user tasks and todos, whereas the Error List is for errors and warnings. In case you are from back in the '02 and '03 VS days, the Task List used to do both, until it was split into two different tool windows in '05. This blog...
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Did you know... You can Right-drag code to do a Move or a Copy? - #170
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Today's tip was submitted by a blog reader. I had no clue that you could do this. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/12/did-you-know-you-can-right-drag-code-to-do-a-move-or-a-copy-170/
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Did you know... You can have VS automatically do a rename within the entire project when you do a file rename in Solution Explorer? - #169
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Let's say you create a new class file called Class1. If you try to rename "Class1" in the solution explorer, we'll prompt you This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/11/did-you-know-you-can-have-vs-automatically-do-a-rename-within-the...
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Two Talks at TechEd 2008: CodePlex and Visual Studio Tip of the Day
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Also Noah Coad is giving an VS 2008 IDE tips and tricks talk which focuses more on languages, new 2008 features, and community-generated tips; whereas i'm focused on This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/10/two-talks-at-teched-2008...
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Did you know... How to stop the output window from showing itself during a build? - #168
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At some point, you'll experience that build window sliding out from its auto-hiding place during a build. this blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/10/did-you-know-how-to-stop-the-output-window-from-showing-itself-during-a-build-168/
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Did you know... How to stop the Toolbox from auto-populating with items found in the solution? - #167
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If you have a solution with lots of projects in it, and you notice the toolbox is taking a long time scanning the solution for all possible toolbox items, you can go to This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/07/did-you-know-how-to...
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Did you know... How to hide or show the "Project location is not trusted" message box? - #166
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When you attempt to open a project hosted on a UNC share (e.g. \\server\folder) you'll get the following This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/06/did-you-know-how-to-hide-or-show-the-project-location-is-not-trusted-message-box-166...
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今日のワンポイント : 便利なインクリメンタル検索 - #001
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日本語の Visual Studio 2008 ワンポイントは、新しい場所からご利用いただけます。 http://blogs.msdn.com/vstipsjpn 他の人に教えられるまでインクリメンタル検索を知りませんでした。今ではこれなしでは生きていけません。 Ctrl + I キーを押します。 検索文字列の入力を始めると、最初に一致したテキストにカーソルが移動して、現在の検索文字列が強調表示されます。 Ctrl + I キーをもう一度押すと、その検索文字列に次に一致するテキストにカーソルが移動します...
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Did you know... How to pretend the configuration manager doesn't exist, besides closing your eyes and saying i don't see you? - #165
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Yeah, that's my attempt at humor for explaining "simplified build configurations." This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/05/did-you-know%e2%80%a6-how-to-pretend-the-configuration-manager-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-besides-closing-your...
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Did you know... How to open a file in the solution without using either a tool window or a dialog? - #164
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The idea is you just want to press some keyboard shortcut, type in the filename that's in the solution, and go directly to that file. No solution explorer. No open file dialog. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/04/did-you-know...
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Did you know... You can press Ctrl+/ to reach the Visual Studio command line? - #163
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I had to do a little research to remember what this feature is called. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/03/03/did-you-know-you-can-press-ctrl-to-reach-the-visual-studio-command-line-163/
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