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wilstark
Junior Member
USA
22 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 06 2017 : 5:56:23 PM
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Consider the following scenario:
I have two projects A and B, they share a source file ("a.cs").
One project #define's FOO, the other does not.
When VS opens a file, it knows the project context, and the editor shows #ifdef'd out code as greyed/disabled. While debugging, breakpoints may not be set in such code.
Clearly, a project A and B will have different views of a.cs if there's an #if FOO block.
The project context seems to be determined by which file reference you double-click on in the VS Solution Explorer. Clicking on a.cs in project A will have A's context, for project B will have B's context.
When I use the Open File in Solution dialog (love it!), as of version 2217 I would see two entries for a.cs, each with it's own project context. But selecting either just opens the file with one project context (usually the wrong one for me :-( ). This dialog just seems to be unaware of opening a file with a particular context.
Now in 2235, a.cs shows up only once (one line) with both project A and B listed as the 'project'. So there's no possibility of opening with a desired project context.
Can the Open File in Solution dialog be enhanced to have a separate line for each project (like in 2217) that a file shows up in? And when you open that particular file from that line in the dialog, have the correct context? That would be great!
- Wil |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19020 Posts |
Posted - Oct 08 2017 : 1:57:12 PM
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Thank you for the clear description, this is a known problem that we are hoping to address relatively soon:
case=103728
The Open File dialog showing one entry for all of the duplicate files, or one entry for each instance of the files is controlled via the setting:
Open File in Solution dialog -> Right Click -> Combine duplicate file entries
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zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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Open file in Solution - please open with context
