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Hide the Status Bar

22 May 2010 8:57 AM
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Menu:  Tools –> Options –> Environment –> General
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  5/22/2010
Code:  vstipTool0024

 

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This one falls into the “Huh?” category.  If you go to Tools –> Options –> Environment –> General and uncheck the “Show status bar” option.  It will remove the status bar from view.

Before:

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After:

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The only thing I can think of as to why you would want to do this is to get some extra real estate on the screen but, let’s face it, we aren’t talking about a lot of space here.

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  • richm
    15 Aug 2010 9:34 AM

    This is good, but I'd like to know how to remove some of the other borders on the screen.

    The borders only need to be a pixel or so wider than the actual text they contain, but all borders  and intelli-sense tooltips are literally twice as heigh as the text height.

    I CAN ONLY SEE 40 LINES OF CODE ON MY 1280x800 SCREEN

  • 17 Aug 2010 6:24 AM

    @richm  If you want to get hardcore with space then use Full Screen Mode (SHIFT + ALT + ENTER) and that will maximize your space.  If you have dual screens you can rip a code window off and put it on another screen maximized as well.

    Z

  • Gabriel
    29 Oct 2010 1:16 PM

    I'd love to maximize just the code window (with a shortcut)  then press the shortcut .. and have it pop right back to where it was.

    Any suggestions?

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