Most Common/Favorite Keyboard Key(s)
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
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It might as well just redirect you to Google. There was a time (many years ago) when the MSDN help was superb. Subsequent releases have made the product worse.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
There was a time (many years ago) when the MSDN help was superb. Subsequent releases have made the product worse.
Industry trend - pathetic presentation, meaningless content - post modernism. rubout is well worn - my kb has keys for copy/cut/paste, they are shiny.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
I'm amazed no one else has actually admitted to the key that actually gets used the most. Backspace. I use it at least three times in every sentence or line of code!!! :) If you don't need to backspace every now and then you are just not coding fast enough! It's like trying to ski. If you don't fall over you're not really having fun!
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
Visual Studio C#: prop<tab><tab>
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
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They say that "Power Users" execute functions from the keyboard as much or more than with the mouse. I'm curious. What function key(s) do you frequently use when writing code? The TAB key is by far my most frequently used function key. (Finishes an intellisense statement) The second would be: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V The third would be F11. (When debugging code)
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
In Visual Studio, the obvious F5 and Ctrl+S, but also F12 (go to definition) and Ctrl+Shift+F12 (go to next error).
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:laugh: I use my left thumb for most of my spacebar hits. It's pretty worn on that side.
The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.
The spacebar or your left thumb?
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The only thing I really miss about VB is the Ctrl F2 and Ctrl Shift F2. Go to reference and return from reference. :sigh:
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Just reading through this thread (yeah, ok, a month and a half later), I was surprised nobody mentioned up to this point Ctrl+- (i.e Ctrl+Dash). It's mapped as "navigate back", which when pressed successively will take you back through recent edit points in your code - effectively allowing you to return back from a reference lookup. It's certainly not my most used key combination, but probably my favorite "secret trick" command. (Ctrl+Shift+- is "navigate forward", but I don't have enough use for it to normally remember it.)
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Just reading through this thread (yeah, ok, a month and a half later), I was surprised nobody mentioned up to this point Ctrl+- (i.e Ctrl+Dash). It's mapped as "navigate back", which when pressed successively will take you back through recent edit points in your code - effectively allowing you to return back from a reference lookup. It's certainly not my most used key combination, but probably my favorite "secret trick" command. (Ctrl+Shift+- is "navigate forward", but I don't have enough use for it to normally remember it.)
ScottK7 wrote:
(yeah, ok, a month and a half later)
And just what ARE you doing way back here, almost into the archives! Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try it as I really miss the old VB shortcut.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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ScottK7 wrote:
(yeah, ok, a month and a half later)
And just what ARE you doing way back here, almost into the archives! Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try it as I really miss the old VB shortcut.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH