Versions:  2010
Published:  2/11/2010
Code:  vstipTool0009

Now that you can free your document windows and put them on multiple monitors many people are asking how to do this with code-behind files.  Assume we have a XAML document open like this:

But we want the Design in one window and the XAML in another so we can, say, work on each document in a separate monitor.  Well, if you click and drag the document tab, both the design and the XAML go together:

So what do you do?  The solution is pretty easy as it turns out.  With the design view in one document, go to Solution Explorer and Right-Click the XAML file and choose "Open With.":

Now, in the Open With dialog, select "Source Code (Text) Editor" and click "OK":

You will now have two XAML windows.  One will be for your designer and one for just the XAML:

Now you can put them on two different monitors or whatever you feel like doing.  Enjoy!