Productivity Power Tools It's officially launched by Microsoft Visual Studio Expand , Used to improve developer productivity . To a certain extent, it makes up for and perfects Visual Studio Its own shortcomings , For example, the tag is automatically completed 、 Copying references and so on may seem small , But it really helped me relieve a lot of trouble . There are many articles recommending this extension in the blog Garden , This article is somewhat similar , Just for your convenience , I've provided some better functions with GIF Animation .

Many useful features in this extension have been added directly to the next version of Visaul Studio IDE among , That is to say, the earlier you use the tool , The sooner you can experience the next version Visual Studio The function of . Believe it or not , Anyway, I believe .

This article will be Visaul Studio 2012 Introduce on the basis of . If you are using Visual Studio 2010 or 2013, So this article may not be suitable for this .

Function management

The extension includes many different functions , If you don't think a feature works for you , Or it may interfere with your normal work , You can choose to close it . All you have to do is open Tools / Options / Productivity Power Tools, Then configure as needed .

Mark automatic completion

Briefly explain

1、 Support  (), {}, [], <>,“”, and ‘’.

2、 have access to Tab Key to quickly navigate to the end mark .

3、 have access to Shift + Enter Automatically add “;”, And position the cursor on the next line .

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Go ahead 、 Move down

Briefly explain

Before using extensions , You can only use Shift + Alt + T Move a line down , Unable to move up . Now? , You can simply position the cursor in the line you want to move , And then use alt + ↑↓.

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Copy class

Briefly explain

The original Visual Studio When copying class files , It's not going to be on the file class Rename , After pasting Visaul Studio There will be an error due to the duplicate class name , At the same time, the new class file is Copy of xxx, This is not conducive to finding the file quickly in the solution manager . Use the extended “ Copy class ” operation , Will automatically rename the class name , At the same time, the name of the class file is xxx+ Numbers To distinguish between .

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Enhanced scroll bar

Briefly explain

This is 2012 New features in , It allows us to locate the code more quickly . If a file has tens of thousands of lines , It is obviously inefficient to search by moving the scroll bar .

Different colors on the scroll bar mean different things

Blue ： The current position of the cursor

Red ： There's a wrong location

green ： Newly added code

yellow ： There are changes , And not yet saved code

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Copy reference

Briefly explain

When some references need to be added to multiple projects at the same time , We can copy it directly 、 Paste the way to achieve .（ Can only be used between different projects within the same solution ）

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Copy as project reference

Briefly explain

When one of the projects needs to be a reference to another , You can use it directly “Copy as Project Reference”.（ Can only be used between different projects within the same solution ）

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Copy the code path

Briefly explain

Sometimes , You may need to know the path to the current file , At this time , You can use it in solution explorer “Copy Path”.

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Open... In a folder

Briefly explain

When you need to quickly open a file in a folder , Just select the file in Solution Explorer , Then right-click to choose “Open Containing Folder” Can then .

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Modify engineering documents

Briefly explain

Before we had this tool , To modify a project, you need to find it in the folder first .csproj file , Then select use editor to open . Now just right-click on the project and select “Edit Project File” You can do it . Click this option to unload the current project （ If there are unsaved changes , Will remind you whether to save ）, When you're done with it , Remember to reload the project .

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Quick start

Briefly explain

This function is Visual Studio 2012 The function of , The purpose is to be able to perform some operations quickly , Because some operations are hidden deep , For example, set the font , You may need to choose Tools / Options / Environmental Science Then we can find , But you use “ Quick start ” You can quickly set the font . And the extension further enriches “ Quick start ” Supported command set , For example, quickly set the font for presentation 、 Quick font recovery 、 Restore development environment settings 、 Turn on or off line feed, etc .

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command describe
CollapseRegions All... In the current document #region Fold
ExpandRegion All... In the current document #region an
TxtFont- Reduce the font size of the text editor 2（ The minimum is 6）
TxtFont0 Reset the font of the text editor to 10
TxtFont+ Add fonts to the text editor 2（ Up to 60）
TxtFontReset Reset the font of the text editor to the default value of the current theme
EnvFont- Reduce the font size of the development environment 2（ The minimum is 5）
EnvFont0 Reset the font of the development environment to 9
EnvFont+ Add fonts to the development environment 2（ Up to 59）
EnvFontReset Reset the font of the text editor to the default value of the current theme
InsTabsOff When typing Tab Use a space instead of （ For all languages ）
InsTabsOn When typing Tab Keep in use Tab（ For all languages ）
LineNumOff Turn off line number display in text editor （ For all languages ）
LineNumOn Open the line number display in the text editor （ For all languages ）
PresentOff Turn off demo mode , The font is restored to the size it was before demo mode was turned on
PresentOn Turn on demo mode , Enlarge the font for viewing on the projector
ResetToBasic hold VS The settings are reset to Visual Basic development settings
ResetToC++ hold VS The settings are reset to Visual C++ development settings
ResetToC# hold VS The settings are reset to Visual C# development settings
ResetToF# hold VS The settings are reset to Visual F# development settings
ResetToGeneral hold VS The settings are reset to General development settings
ResetToJavaScript hold VS The settings are reset to JavaScript for Windows 8 Apps development settings
ResetToLightSwitch hold VS The settings are reset to LightSwitch development settings
ResetToSQL hold VS The settings are reset to SQL Server development settings
ResetToWeb hold VS The settings are reset to Web development settings
ResetToWebCode hold VS The settings are reset to Web (Code Only) development settings
SwitchCode From the designer and Code Behind, Switch between header files of source files
TabSize- hold Tab The amount of indentation is reduced 2（ For all languages ）
TabSize0 hold Tab The indent of is reset to 4（ For all languages ）
TabSize+ hold Tab The indent of the shed increases 2（ For all languages ）
WordWrapOff Turn off wrap （ For all languages ）
WordWrapOn Turn on wrap （ For all languages ）

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Add Guides

Briefly explain

If you have a requirement for the number of characters per line , For example, only single screen display is allowed , Then you need to wrap a column manually , So as to ensure the display effect . But how do you know if it's time to change lines ？ Do you have to count numbers every time ？ Or go and have a look Visual Studio Information in the status bar ？ It's really inefficient ！ Use this extension , You just need to add a reference line where you need to wrap , Then you can see at a glance . If you need to be in the second 80 Column set reference line , So you have to allow the cursor to be positioned in the second 80 Column , Otherwise, you cannot insert or delete Guides . The way to allow the cursor to navigate to a column is simple , You can simply press and hold the space bar until you reach that column . Or you can turn it on Visaul Studio Virtual space of .

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Middle mouse button scrolling

Briefly explain

It's like in a browser , Press and hold the middle of the mouse to scroll .

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Email Code

Briefly explain

If your project team often uses the email system to communicate code with each other , Then this shortcut will greatly facilitate your operation . You just have to choose what you want email Code snippets for each other , Then right-click and choose “Email Code Snippet”, Will jump out of the mail client , And paste your selected code into the email body automatically .

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Delete recently opened projects and files

Briefly explain

If you don't want history , You can delete it directly , And it will jump out of the dialog box and let you select the record to delete . To perform a delete operation ,Visaul Studio It will restart automatically , And will automatically save your unsaved changes . restart , This means that the history of all file operations will be lost , It can't be used after restart Ctrl + Z Undo , Therefore, before deleting the record, please make sure that your operation on the file has been confirmed .

I don't know Bug, When VS After restart , A warning dialog will pop up （ And every time you restart the project, it jumps out ）：

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