OMG I forgot about the ribbon. I want a ribbon. *runs*
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 6:17 PM, David Rhys Jones <djones...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi, > > I read Scott's blog, and then went back to the Microsoft blog to take a > second look. > > *Things that I use a lot that are missing.* > > Solution Explorer, Properties and Macro Explorer icons in the tool-bar. > > > *Toolbar changes.* > > [image: Inline image 1] > > *Comment / Uncomment . * > I use CTRL+K C / CTRL+K U , so no problem there. > > *New Project. * > Never use it from there, always do it from the solution explorer. > > *File Open.* > Always click this Icon, it's the same in Word, Excel, Sql Server > Management basically all windows applications. > not looking for the biggest splodge of yellow on the screen will be > annoying > > *Save* > Ctrl+S or CTRL+SHIFT+S > > *Find In Files, * > Always use, because it's next to the quick find, if quick find doesn't > work I click the little icon next to it and try again. except. in 2011, > it's completely in the wrong place. > > *Bookmarks* > Ctrl + K + K, Ctrl + K + N , CTRL + K + P > > > Overall, it won't effect me too much, except when I do support, (searching > in files, and opening source files). > > * > A quick glance at the Solution Explorer window* > > [image: Inline image 2] > > There are Six icons there, Back, Forward, Home?, Cascade Windows?, > synchronize views?, Find in Files (white) ? and Settings? > > In VSxxxx you have Properties, Show Hidden Files, Refresh,, view code, > (view designer), Class Diagram. > > I'm not sure how those match up in the new Visual studio, but switching > between versions is going to be a major pain in the arse. > * > Properties Box* > The 2010 version looks much better than the 2011 version, the tabs are > well separated and the highlighted tab is clear that it's a part of the > form on the right. The 2011 version looks disassociated. > > On my machine, (XP 32bit) I have. > > VS2005 > VS2008 > VS2010 > Sql Server Management 2008 > Office 2003 > > The company I work for will not upgrade to the Ribbon version of office, > because of all the support calls it would generate. So I have to do VSTO > projects in 2008, I have an app that won't upgrade (.xsd files) to 2005 > or 2010. And we are currently doing desktop UI application in .net 4.0. > > In any one week I will have used all three version of VS, and accessed a > number of different DB's some with auto-completion some without, all using > the same UI. > > Please provide a "Classic Skin" as well. to emulate the VS2010 icons so > the switching will not be as shocking. > > Davy, > > The US Congress voted Pizza sauce a vegetable. Don't even try to convince > me of anything in the states is sane any more! > > > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I've also done a blog post decoding the grey into more finite principles, >> ie "i dont like grey.." isn't enough, so i've made a feeble attempt to >> decode the problem with flat grey vs depth based grey. >> >> Decoding the use of grey in Visual Studio vNext >> http://www.riagenic.com/archives/858 >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Scott Barnes >> http://www.riagenic.com >> >> >
