How to quickly open a file in Visual Studio 2012
I am trying VS2012 RC but find one good feature no available any more (or if it still is, please let me know): in VS2010, if I know a file name, for example, MyFile.cs
, I can quickly open it by typing Ctrl+D (or whatever shortcut assigned) to go to Find tool, and then type >of myfile.cs
, the file will be opened then, and it is even more convenient that this will do an incremental search of the file name. In the whole procedure I don't need to use mouse at all.
The new Quick Launch tool in VS2012 only searches in opened files, which is really not what I want. Does this feature get supported in VS2012? Is so or if some similar way exists, please tell me.
I use Ctrl+; then filename then enter then enter.
Look into the EDIT Menu at Navigate To... Keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+,
I wish there is a simple shortcut to just open a file within a solution.
These 3 are close but none of them is perfect.
Ctrl+; has a delay and does not clear your search after you open the file.
Ctrl+, takes too long initially and it shows method names etc, showing a lot of irrelevant results if you just want to open a file.
Using Command Window you have to type
open
orof
, but in some cases this could/might be the fastest.
Hit Ctrl+Alt+A to open the Command Window, then typeof your_filename
You can put this back onto the Standard toolbar as follows.
- Right click the toolbar and select Customize
- Go to the Commands Tab
- Select the Toolbar radio button
- Then select Standard from the combo box
- Select the Add Command button
- Select Edit from the Categories list
- Then find and select "Go To Find Combo" from the Commands list and press OK
- Move it to where you want it to appear in the toolbar and press Close to save it.
Done!
//*Ergin