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VS is the only large scale IDE I know of that refuses to add a search bar for options. Both Eclipse and Intellij IDEA both have it. Trying to deal with finding
by yareally 14y ago
VS is the only large scale IDE I know of that refuses to add a search bar for options. Both Eclipse and Intellij IDEA both have it. Trying to deal with finding what you want in the myriad of options VS has is tedious. Also changing syntax colorings without something like resharper is also taxing.
- nathantotten 14y agoThis exists in 2012 now. http://www.dotnetspark.com/kb/5328-whats-new-search-options-visual-studio-2012.aspx http://www.dotnetspark.com/kb/5328-whats-new-search-options-...
- memoryfault 14y agoIt was also possible in 2010 via the quick access feature in the power tools extension. http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/d0d33361-18e2-46c0-8ff2-4adea1e34fef?SRC=Home http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/d0d33361-18e2-...
- yareally 14y agoThanks, I would have never guessed it was that sort of search in 2012. I would have figured the more intuitive option was to put it within the actual options area. Then again, I guess I should have known better with the way search is in the rest of the Win 8 UI (though I don't use Win 8 enough to instantly think of that, lol).