Visual Studio Hacks
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credits Credits
About the Author
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Why Visual Studio Hacks?
How to Use This Book
An Important Note About Keyboard Shortcuts
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions
Using Code Examples
Safari Enabled
How to Contact Us
Got a Hack?
Chapter 1. Master Projects and Solutions
Section 1.1. Hacks 1-5
Hack 1. Manage Projects and Solutions
Hack 2. Master Assembly and Project References
Hack 3. Organize Projects and Solutions
Hack 4. Hack the Project and Solution Files
Hack 5. Remove SourceSafe Bindings
Chapter 2. Master the Editor
Section 2.1. Hacks 6-15
Hack 6. Master the Clipboard
Hack 7. Make Pasting into Visual Studio Easier
Hack 8. Master IntelliSense
Hack 9. Master Regions
Hack 10. Add Guidelines to the Text Editor
Hack 11. Select the Best Editor
Hack 12. Customize Syntax Coloring
Hack 13. Edit the Most Recent File and Project Lists
Hack 14. Refactor Your Code
Hack 15. Use and Share Code Snippets
Chapter 3. Navigating Visual Studio
Section 3.1. Hacks 16-23
Hack 16. Take Control of Your Workspace
Hack 17. Find Files Quickly
Hack 18. Search Files Quickly
Hack 19. Search for Patterns in Your Files
Hack 20. Navigate Your Source Code
Hack 21. Never Forget a TODO Again
Hack 22. Hack the Mouse
Hack 23. Enhance the Tabs in Visual Studio
Chapter 4. Customizing Visual Studio
Section 4.1. Hacks 24-35
Hack 24. Create Your Own Shortcuts
Hack 25. Customize Menus and Toolbars
Hack 26. Create Custom Window Layouts
Hack 27. Customize the Toolbox
Hack 28. Package Your Toolbox Settings
Hack 29. Add Support for Nonstandard File Extensions
Hack 30. Hack the Registry
Hack 31. Save and Move Your IDE Settings
Hack 32. Enable IntelliSense for HTML and XML Documents
Hack 33. Add an External Tool
Hack 34. Customize Your Project Build Process
Hack 35. Modify the Build Output and Navigate the Results
Chapter 5. Debugging
Section 5.1. Hacks 36-43
Hack 36. Set Breakpoints
Hack 37. Troubleshoot Breakpoints
Hack 38. Customize Visual Studio''''s Reaction to Exceptions
Hack 39. Debug Scripting Code
Hack 40. Debug SQL Server
Hack 41. Debug a Running Process
Hack 42. Debug a Failing Application
Hack 43. Write a Custom Visualizer
Chapter 6. Speed Hacks
Section 6.1. Hacks 44-58
Hack 44. Speed Up Visual Studio
Hack 45. Load Files from the Command Prompt
Hack 46. Master the Command Window
Hack 47. Build a Custom Tool
Hack 48. Extend the Application Configuration File
Hack 49. Generate Strongly Typed DataSets
Hack 50. Define Templates for Generating Code
Hack 51. Create a Macro
Hack 52. Generate Code with Macros
Hack 53. Create Connection Strings Quickly
Hack 54. Quickly Sign Assemblies
Hack 55. Update Project References Quickly
Hack 56. Automatically Add using and Imports Statements
Hack 57. Insert Commonly Used Code Automatically
Hack 58. Move Quickly Between Source Control Providers
Chapter 7. Help and Research
Section 7.1. Hacks 59-67
Hack 59. Get Help
Hack 60. Search the Internet from Visual Studio
Hack 61. Redirect Help to Google
Hack 62. Use P/Invoke with Ease
Hack 63. Examine the IL Generated by Your Code
Hack 64. Examine the Innards of Assemblies
Hack 65. Follow the Rules with FxCop
Hack 66. Generate Statistics on Your C# Code
Hack 67. Profile Heap Allocations
Chapter 8. Comments and Documentation
Section 8.1. Hacks 68-72
Hack 68. Master C# XML Comments
Hack 69. Create Comments Faster
Hack 70. Create XML Comments with VB.NET
Hack 71. Create Documentation from XML Comments
Hack 72. Integrate Your Own Documentation into Visual Studio
Chapter 9. Server Explorer Hacks
Section 9.1. Hacks 73-76
Hack 73. Access Performance Counters
Hack 74. Diagram and Modify a Database
Hack 75. Script Your Database
Hack 76. Enumerate Processes, Drives, Shares, and More
Chapter 10. Work with Visual Studio Tools
Section 10.1. Hacks 77-82
Hack 77. Master the Visual Studio Command Prompt
Hack 78. Launch Visual Studio from the Command Prompt
Hack 79. Stress Test Web Applications
Hack 80. Obfuscate Your Code
Hack 81. Generate Code from UML
Hack 82. Generate UML Design Documents from Code
Chapter 11. Visual Studio Tools for Office
Section 11.1. Hacks 83-85
Hack 83. Install Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003
Hack 84. Create a Command Bar in Word 2003
Hack 85. Display a Windows Form from Excel 2003
Chapter 12. Extending Visual Studio
Section 12.1. Hacks 86-91
Hack 86. Automate Visual Studio
Hack 87. Access Visual Studio from Standalone Applications
Hack 88. Create a File Template
Hack 89. Writing a Visual Studio Add-in
Hack 90. Find the Name of That Command Bar
Hack 91. Change the Icon for Your Add-in
Chapter 13. Enhancing Visual Studio
Section 13.1. Hacks 92-100
Hack 92. Manage Add-ins
Hack 93. Run Unit Tests Inside Visual Studio
Hack 94. Spellcheck Your Code and Comments
Hack 95. View an Outline of Your Controls
Hack 96. Blog Code from Visual Studio
Hack 97. Collapse and Expand Your Code
Hack 98. Combine the Visual Studio Command Prompt and the Command Window
Hack 99. Generate Web Services Code
Hack 100. Test Regular Expressions in Visual Studio
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