solution-explorer

Which is the attribute to double-click a form in Solution Explorer and open in code view in Visual Studio?

I used to know of a class attribute that you could set your classes as "form" or as "code" and if you set a form as "code", double clicking it's file in the Solution Explorer, would open the form in code view instead of the default form view. I can't remember what's that attribute called, anyone knows? ...

Visual Studio Solution Explorer, Highlight Active Item color

Hi All In Visual Studio 2008, is there any way to change the background color of the highlighted item in the Solution Explorer? The current setting makes the item quite visible when the Solution Explorer has focus (blue), but when the editor has focus, the background color is a very light gray, which makes it near impossible to see. I h...

Visual Studio - Current file in Solution Explorer - Make it darker?

I don't want to change the entire background color of solution explorer in VS, only the selected file. Hints? Thanks. ...

Solution explorer not showing files, not because the show/all files button.

I have a solution checked into TFS. Looking in the source control explorer I have a .cs file in the solution. But looking in the solution explorer it's missing. When the project is built it takes the file into consideration and it's code is included in the build. A collegue of mine has successfully pulled the code from TFS and built it...

How can I programmatically refresh Visual Studio Solution Explorer?

Hi! How can I programmatically refresh Visual Studio Solution Explorer? I can get a hold of the solution explorer window object, but don't know what to do with it! var solutionExplorer = (UIHierarchy)DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsext_wk_SProjectWindow).Object(); Thanks. ...

Visual Studio - purpose of 'Refresh' button in solution explorer

Hi folks, what's the purpose of the 'Refresh' command on the solution explorer window? (When we select a project, the button is enabled) TIA ...