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Sometimes I would like to undock a source file and slide it over to another monitor while editing another file. How do you do this in Visual Studio 2008?

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No, it's not possible. It's a new feature of VS 2010 (Finally ;)) If you don't need any plugins and IDE extensions (i.e. Resharper) just download Visual studio 2010 beta.

Jarek
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I don't believe you can do that in Visual Studio 2008.

You can do it in Visual Studio 2010: you right-click on the document's tab and click "Float". Not that that helps you much. 8-)

RichieHindle
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Tools->Options->Multiple Documents may be a good starting point?

DanDan
-1: Where do you see that?
John Saunders
Under Environment->General (the default)
DanDan
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In your solution explorer

right click >> open with >> add

Browse to the visual studio exe (devenv.exe) to add it to the open with list

Now when you choose 'open with visual studio' it will open it in a new instance that you can drag to your other screen

mbehan
I think it's not a good solution - every time you edit that file you will get irritating prompt that sth has been changed outide IDE
Jarek