Can't get Properties window description box back
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Does anyone know how to get the description box at the bottom of the Properties window to display once it is gone? I'm using VS2008. Not sure how the description section disappeared to begin with. If I move my mouse near the bottom of the window, my mouse turns to the black up/down arrows like I should be able to drag to resize the description box. However, as soon as I click the black arrows go away. I even tried reducing my resolution to 800x600 but that still won't let me grab onto the resize bar. Please help!
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Does anyone know how to get the description box at the bottom of the Properties window to display once it is gone? I'm using VS2008. Not sure how the description section disappeared to begin with. If I move my mouse near the bottom of the window, my mouse turns to the black up/down arrows like I should be able to drag to resize the description box. However, as soon as I click the black arrows go away. I even tried reducing my resolution to 800x600 but that still won't let me grab onto the resize bar. Please help!
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I don't know about VS2008 but in VS2005 you can right click the properties window and enable/disable the Description box. Try turning it off and than on again and see if that helps.
I found that option in VS2008. But turning in it off and then back on again it "remembered" its last known size, so the size was still completely collapsed. Without even thinking about it, sometime over the weekend I imported a .vssettings file over the weekend to change my text editor colors (OK, I'm weird. I keep several color schemes available for variety). I had gone with all the default storage settings, which apparently include the size of the properties description window. So the act of importing the .vssettings file restored things for me. I'd still like to know if anyone has encountered this problem before in case someday I accidentally overwrite my .vssettings file with a version where the description window is "minimized" again.
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I don't know about VS2008 but in VS2005 you can right click the properties window and enable/disable the Description box. Try turning it off and than on again and see if that helps.
That answer is VERY CLOSE. I just had this problem, found your message, and it led me to a solution. Sorry for the reply an old thread. PROCEDURE: Right-click on properties and turn off "Description." Close the Properties window. Close Visual Studio. Restart Visual Studio and load your project/solution. Open the Properties window. Right-click on a property in the window and turn on the "Description" option. When I turned the "Description" option back on, the description pane reappeared.