[dba-VB] Visual Studio docking screwed up

Thanks Dan, that was it.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Dan Waters wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> Found this in a search - it's for VS 2005 but my screen (2010) shows the
> same:
> 
>    1. Choose Tools -> Import and Export Settings...
>    2. Select Reset All Settings and click Next
>    3. Select whether you would like to save the current settings and click
> Next
>    4. Select the settings you want to use and click Finish
> 
> Good Luck,
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:59 AM
> To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues.
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Visual Studio docking screwed up
> 
> OK, I discovered that if I dragged the pane to the little "dock icon" in the
> middle it would dock on 
> the side with the tabs at the bottom.  I am still a little confused (nothing
> new there) but I am at 
> least working.
> 
> Now, even though I told VS that I want to use the C# environment, it appears
> that maybe it didn't 
> set me up for that.  For example I used to use F6 (I think) to build the
> project.  Now F6 is ignored 
> and I have to use Ctl-Shft-B.  Also when I go to create a new project it
> immediately offers to build 
> a VB project, not a C# project.  I know I have found the property that tells
> VS which environment to 
> use but I am not finding it now.  Where is that thing?
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> 
> jwcolby wrote:
>> Guys,
>>
>> In the past, if I had a couple of panes docked on one side of the VS pane,
> if I pinned them open 
>> they would position themselves underneath each other.  IOW one would be at
> the top, the next would 
>> be underneath that one etc.  There would be tabs at the bottom allowing me
> to select the panes 
>> docked on that side and so forth.
>>
>> Now for some reason, when I pin them open the position themselves side by
> side, taking up just TONS 
>> of screen real estate.  Obviously there is some property somewhere that
> got reset (see Visual Studio 
>> Brain Farts).
>>
>> Does anyone know how to set things up the way I know and love?
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