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ocrosoft
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Posted - Jul 03 2025 :  03:39:48 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Unexpected context menu appears when using "Toggle Header/Code File" right-click command.

Visual Studio Version
2022 Preview Community

Steps to Reproduce
1. Create a new project
2. Create empty paired files (e.g., main.h and main.cpp)
3. Ensure no documents are open in the editor
4. Open main.cpp
5. Right-click anywhere in the editor: Select "Toggle Header/Code File"
6. VS automatically opens main.h
7. Observe an unexpected context menu appearing with options:
- "Reduce display of scopes in context window"
- "Execute Goto Related on press of Go button"

Expected Behavior
Should cleanly switch between header/source files without additional UI elements appearing

Actual Behavior
An unrelated context menu pops up after file switching

Additional Context
- Does not occur if the target file (main.h) is already open
Edited by - ocrosoft on Jul 03 2025 04:01:31 AM

feline
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Posted - Jul 03 2025 :  12:38:42 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
OK, that is really strange, and I have never seen that before! I am able to reproduce in VS2019 and VS2022. Now trying to work out when this first started happening...
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feline
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19189 Posts
Posted - Jul 04 2025 :  09:54:31 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This is a regression, it only shows up in the last couple of builds of VA. It is also only showing up the first time I swap between a specific pair of files, but it appears again the first time you swap between a different pair of files. I have put in a bug report for this:

case=165934

For now, I would suggest using the VA Alt-O keyboard shortcut or the Open Corresponding File (h/cpp, aspx/cs) command / toolbar button to avoid this. To be fair, I have been using Alt-O for so long, I wasn't even aware the IDE command existed on that menu since I never look for it
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