Visual Studio Hacks [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

2.1. Hacks 6-15

Visual Studio is, above all else, a code editor. Before getting into
some of the more advanced hacks like creating and using add-ins,
customizing Visual Studio, or speeding up how quickly you write code,
you must first learn how to best take advantage of the editor that is
at the heart of Visual Studio.

The editor is where you probably spend most of your time in Visual
Studioafter all, the editor is where you write and edit your
code. The editor is also probably a key reason that you have decided
to use Visual Studio as opposed to a simple text editor like Notepad.
The editor offers enhancements like syntax coloring, IntelliSense,
code formatting, and much more.

This chapter includes hacks on how to best take advantage of the
clipboard, including an add-in that can be used to easily paste long
strings into the editor. This chapter also include hacks that look at
how to get the most out of IntelliSense and how to master the use of
regions. Last, you will learn how to choose the right editor and
learn how to use a couple new editor features in Visual Studio 2005.

Throughout this book, we will cover a lot of keyboard shortcuts, but since keyboard shortcuts differ between developer profiles, we will also include the name of the command for that keystroke. For example, when referring to the Ctrl-C shortcut, we will also include the name of the command in parentheses (Edit.Copy). If you know the command, you can always use the Keyboard Settings screen to either find the keystroke for that command in your profile, or you can create a new shortcut for that command. For more information on creating and managing your keyboard shortcuts, please refer to [Hack #24].