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When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn

Nov 16 '05 #1
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Glenn,

Please look under the Window menu in Visual Studio.NET, there you will
find "New Horizontal Tab Group" and "New Vertical Tab Group". These are
what you are looking for and they do provide more functionality than just
cascading the windows.

HTH,

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn

Nov 16 '05 #2
Andreas Håkansson wrote:
Glenn,

Please look under the Window menu in Visual Studio.NET, there you will
find "New Horizontal Tab Group" and "New Vertical Tab Group". These are
what you are looking for and they do provide more functionality than just
cascading the windows.

HTH,

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn



Hi Andreas,

I already tried that before but the problem is it splits the window so I
can't cascade the window. What I'm used to is keeping each window sized
about 3/4 of the maximum area (this gives me plenty room for each
document) - so windows have overlapping area but they also have area I
can simply click and bring to the top most. This helps me visually
because I can easily detect windows I want to switch to.

Tabbing is nice but it can't replace cascading.
Nov 16 '05 #3
Glenn,

I guess this is a a question of habbit and perference. I personally
prefer
the tabbed view where you can use CTRL+TAB to switch back and forth
between two windows or multi-tab (including SHIFT+CTRL+TAB to go
backwards). For me this is the prefered method since I do not have to leave
the keyboard and grab the mouse to switch windows.

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:tQ********************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
Andreas Håkansson wrote:
Glenn,

Please look under the Window menu in Visual Studio.NET, there you will find "New Horizontal Tab Group" and "New Vertical Tab Group". These are
what you are looking for and they do provide more functionality than just cascading the windows.

HTH,

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn



Hi Andreas,

I already tried that before but the problem is it splits the window so I
can't cascade the window. What I'm used to is keeping each window sized
about 3/4 of the maximum area (this gives me plenty room for each
document) - so windows have overlapping area but they also have area I
can simply click and bring to the top most. This helps me visually
because I can easily detect windows I want to switch to.

Tabbing is nice but it can't replace cascading.

Nov 16 '05 #4
Andreas Håkansson wrote:
Glenn,

I guess this is a a question of habbit and perference. I personally
prefer
the tabbed view where you can use CTRL+TAB to switch back and forth
between two windows or multi-tab (including SHIFT+CTRL+TAB to go
backwards). For me this is the prefered method since I do not have to leave
the keyboard and grab the mouse to switch windows.

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:tQ********************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
Andreas Håkansson wrote:
Glenn,

Please look under the Window menu in Visual Studio.NET, there you
will
find "New Horizontal Tab Group" and "New Vertical Tab Group". These are
what you are looking for and they do provide more functionality than
just
cascading the windows.

HTH,

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com.. .
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn

Hi Andreas,

I already tried that before but the problem is it splits the window so I
can't cascade the window. What I'm used to is keeping each window sized
about 3/4 of the maximum area (this gives me plenty room for each
document) - so windows have overlapping area but they also have area I
can simply click and bring to the top most. This helps me visually
because I can easily detect windows I want to switch to.

Tabbing is nice but it can't replace cascading.



I also like tabbed view but I like that in combination of cascading.
UltraEdit editor, for example, allows me to do both.
Nov 16 '05 #5
Hi Glenn,

Select 'Options' from the 'Tools' menu and in the Environment\General
section, set the environment from 'Tabbed documents' to 'MDI environment'.
You will need to restart the IDE for the new setting to take effect after
which you will be able to tile/cascade your code windows as you did in VS6.

HTH,
Gary

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn

Nov 16 '05 #6
Gary Milton wrote:
Hi Glenn,

Select 'Options' from the 'Tools' menu and in the Environment\General
section, set the environment from 'Tabbed documents' to 'MDI environment'.
You will need to restart the IDE for the new setting to take effect after
which you will be able to tile/cascade your code windows as you did in VS6.

HTH,
Gary

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn



Thanks. That's what I needed.
Nov 16 '05 #7
You can switch VD.NET IDE to use the MDI environment instead of tabbed
documents. This will then be as VB6. Look in Tools -> Options (1st group,
1st page).

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
copy and paste between windows.

How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one
source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.

Thanks
Glenn

Nov 16 '05 #8
U can change to MDI view....
Menu: Tools\options
then Environment\General
In settings change from Tabbed documents into MDI environment.

Regards,
Krzemo.

Uzytkownik "Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> napisal w wiadomosci
news:Km*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
Andreas Håkansson wrote:
Glenn,

I guess this is a a question of habbit and perference. I personally
prefer
the tabbed view where you can use CTRL+TAB to switch back and forth
between two windows or multi-tab (including SHIFT+CTRL+TAB to go
backwards). For me this is the prefered method since I do not have to leave the keyboard and grab the mouse to switch windows.

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:tQ********************@twister.nyc.rr.com...
Andreas Håkansson wrote:

Glenn,

Please look under the Window menu in Visual Studio.NET, there you


will
find "New Horizontal Tab Group" and "New Vertical Tab Group". These are
what you are looking for and they do provide more functionality than


just
cascading the windows.

HTH,

//Andreas

"Glenn Lerner" <gl**@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:me*****************@twister.nyc.rr.com.. .
>When I used Visual Studio 6 I was able to cascade source code windows.
>This allowed me to view 2 separate source code files side by side and
>copy and paste between windows.
>
>How do I do this in Visual Studio.NET? It seems like I can only view one>source code at a time. There must be a way to do this - why would any
>product drop something fundamental as that? Please advise.
>
>Thanks
>Glenn
>

Hi Andreas,

I already tried that before but the problem is it splits the window so I
can't cascade the window. What I'm used to is keeping each window sized
about 3/4 of the maximum area (this gives me plenty room for each
document) - so windows have overlapping area but they also have area I
can simply click and bring to the top most. This helps me visually
because I can easily detect windows I want to switch to.

Tabbing is nice but it can't replace cascading.



I also like tabbed view but I like that in combination of cascading.
UltraEdit editor, for example, allows me to do both.

Nov 16 '05 #9

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