vc++ 2003 IDE is driving me crazy
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AARRGGHH! did you ever work with resources in the 2003-IDE? It's getting me mad! And it gets worse: today it decided that i can't move or size the dialog-elements by keyboard. makes me think to go back to VC6..... Is there an MS-guy listening? Or anybody know whom I can tell how frustated I am? 1. Date-Time picker always is set back to 'DTS_SHORTDATE' when you open a dialog 2. When you Double-click on an Element it adds an OnKlick-function. But all i wanted was the Properties (there was an option in VC6) 3. It never remembers anything like the size of the columns in string resource editor, guide settings (please, grid with 5 DLU, can't be that difficult) 4. when you copy and paste menuitems, the IDs are converted to numbers 5. when you insert an icon you have to select the properties from the resource view window to alter the ID 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding 7. there should be a button in all the code wizards saying 'never ever p*** me on with stupid comments' (that's like those Einstein-comics in Office) 8. in large solution with serveral projects the code wizards get confused if you got files with identical names (like the completely uncommon 'mainfrm.xxx') and inserts the code in one of those randomly choosen 9. - 213345. not enough space..... how do you guys work with this thing?:confused: think i have a beer.... X| dirk
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AARRGGHH! did you ever work with resources in the 2003-IDE? It's getting me mad! And it gets worse: today it decided that i can't move or size the dialog-elements by keyboard. makes me think to go back to VC6..... Is there an MS-guy listening? Or anybody know whom I can tell how frustated I am? 1. Date-Time picker always is set back to 'DTS_SHORTDATE' when you open a dialog 2. When you Double-click on an Element it adds an OnKlick-function. But all i wanted was the Properties (there was an option in VC6) 3. It never remembers anything like the size of the columns in string resource editor, guide settings (please, grid with 5 DLU, can't be that difficult) 4. when you copy and paste menuitems, the IDs are converted to numbers 5. when you insert an icon you have to select the properties from the resource view window to alter the ID 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding 7. there should be a button in all the code wizards saying 'never ever p*** me on with stupid comments' (that's like those Einstein-comics in Office) 8. in large solution with serveral projects the code wizards get confused if you got files with identical names (like the completely uncommon 'mainfrm.xxx') and inserts the code in one of those randomly choosen 9. - 213345. not enough space..... how do you guys work with this thing?:confused: think i have a beer.... X| dirk
DiWa wrote: 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding This drives me nuts as well. It could be solved with a simple button at the bottom of the "wizard" (who in the world calls a one page dialog a wizard anyway? So while at it, get rid of the ugly banner.) Also add: 10. When adding a variable/method, remember the settings I used previously, at least for that session. (Why keep defaulting to public? If anything, it should default to 'protected' when doing this for resources.) (BTW, I had to recently work in VS 6 after a nine month absence and hated it.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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AARRGGHH! did you ever work with resources in the 2003-IDE? It's getting me mad! And it gets worse: today it decided that i can't move or size the dialog-elements by keyboard. makes me think to go back to VC6..... Is there an MS-guy listening? Or anybody know whom I can tell how frustated I am? 1. Date-Time picker always is set back to 'DTS_SHORTDATE' when you open a dialog 2. When you Double-click on an Element it adds an OnKlick-function. But all i wanted was the Properties (there was an option in VC6) 3. It never remembers anything like the size of the columns in string resource editor, guide settings (please, grid with 5 DLU, can't be that difficult) 4. when you copy and paste menuitems, the IDs are converted to numbers 5. when you insert an icon you have to select the properties from the resource view window to alter the ID 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding 7. there should be a button in all the code wizards saying 'never ever p*** me on with stupid comments' (that's like those Einstein-comics in Office) 8. in large solution with serveral projects the code wizards get confused if you got files with identical names (like the completely uncommon 'mainfrm.xxx') and inserts the code in one of those randomly choosen 9. - 213345. not enough space..... how do you guys work with this thing?:confused: think i have a beer.... X| dirk
Hehehe, it also happened to me, i went out and spend big bucks on .NET, only to get so frustrated and disapointed by it that i put it back on its box, stored it in the "Never to be used again" section of my closet, and went back to VC6. Without trying to start a huge devate here, it is my opinion that VC.NET´s IDE is a total piece of junk!. I mean, i dont know whats with microsoft recently, they have allways been greedy, and have overly expensive products, but at least the USED TO be of relatively good quality, now most their products are junk! If i were you, id go back to VC6. but like i said before, Its only my opinion.
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DiWa wrote: 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding This drives me nuts as well. It could be solved with a simple button at the bottom of the "wizard" (who in the world calls a one page dialog a wizard anyway? So while at it, get rid of the ugly banner.) Also add: 10. When adding a variable/method, remember the settings I used previously, at least for that session. (Why keep defaulting to public? If anything, it should default to 'protected' when doing this for resources.) (BTW, I had to recently work in VS 6 after a nine month absence and hated it.) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
Joe Woodbury wrote: (BTW, I had to recently work in VS 6 after a nine month absence and hated it.) Well, I would dislike to go back to VC6, MFC 7.1 is a large improvement, a lot of things work better and cleaner. But I'm thinking that with some work one could integrate everything in the good old environment. (sounds like christmas is saved) dirk
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Hehehe, it also happened to me, i went out and spend big bucks on .NET, only to get so frustrated and disapointed by it that i put it back on its box, stored it in the "Never to be used again" section of my closet, and went back to VC6. Without trying to start a huge devate here, it is my opinion that VC.NET´s IDE is a total piece of junk!. I mean, i dont know whats with microsoft recently, they have allways been greedy, and have overly expensive products, but at least the USED TO be of relatively good quality, now most their products are junk! If i were you, id go back to VC6. but like i said before, Its only my opinion.
Well, I can see that is a lot easier to integrate everything in one environment, that looks and acts the same in VC++ and VB. But I ever disliked that VB property pages, where you have access to all and everything, but that hides the things you need and frequently use in a pile of clutter. Sometimes I feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. And then, i can deal better with a style ES_READONLY than setting something called 'read only' to false. VC6 was not that 'one size fits all' aproach we see here dirk
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AARRGGHH! did you ever work with resources in the 2003-IDE? It's getting me mad! And it gets worse: today it decided that i can't move or size the dialog-elements by keyboard. makes me think to go back to VC6..... Is there an MS-guy listening? Or anybody know whom I can tell how frustated I am? 1. Date-Time picker always is set back to 'DTS_SHORTDATE' when you open a dialog 2. When you Double-click on an Element it adds an OnKlick-function. But all i wanted was the Properties (there was an option in VC6) 3. It never remembers anything like the size of the columns in string resource editor, guide settings (please, grid with 5 DLU, can't be that difficult) 4. when you copy and paste menuitems, the IDs are converted to numbers 5. when you insert an icon you have to select the properties from the resource view window to alter the ID 6. when you use the wizard to connect a variable to a dialog element, the source windows pop up so i can't simply design my dialog, connect all the elements an start coding 7. there should be a button in all the code wizards saying 'never ever p*** me on with stupid comments' (that's like those Einstein-comics in Office) 8. in large solution with serveral projects the code wizards get confused if you got files with identical names (like the completely uncommon 'mainfrm.xxx') and inserts the code in one of those randomly choosen 9. - 213345. not enough space..... how do you guys work with this thing?:confused: think i have a beer.... X| dirk
Hang in there! I have not gotten the lastest and greatest from MS yet and I am not sure I want it. One thing I do know is that when I first got my hands on VC6 it drove be up the wall. Just like the operating systems that come out of MS, the development tools change in mysterious ways. Once you know how it works though you will probably never want to go back. INTP