I'm not onboard with Ribbon for VS :) The Ribbon is such a cliche now. --- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.riagenic.com
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 12:13 AM, Stephen Price <step...@littlevoices.com>wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >> >
