What are some good usability addins for Visual Studio 2008?

Question

I've been using Visual Studio for a long time and the constant shuffling of the code tabs at the top drives me bonkers. I was wondering if there were any add-ins that might change this or other UI behavior.

Things that might be cool:

• Sticky Tabs that won't go away.
• Multi-code file collapsible tabs (maybe each tab being a project?).
• Having the solution tree go to the file you are currently looking at automatically. Thanks Omlette!
• Your idea here.

I've done a bit of googling and haven't been able to find anything useful.

Answer 1

The "Having the solution tree go to the file you are currently looking at automatically" feature already exists in VS2008, but isn't enabled by default. Go to tools -> options -> projects and solutions -> general and check the "Track Active Item in Solution Explorer" box.

Answer 2

Rick,

Tabs Studio add-in for Visual Studio is a replacement for built-in tabs. Multiple rows of tabs make them always visible. Tabs can be grouped, it is probably close to what you call "multi-code file tabs".

See Tabs Studio home page for more information.