Two Tips on VS

Two Tips on VS

Two practical tips

Last updated 5/8/2022 9:52 PM
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1. Vertical Scrollbar Thumbnail Mode

VS Code has this effect by default (at least I haven't configured it specially):

Actually, VS can also be set this way: go to ToolsOptionsText EditorAll LanguagesScrollbar, then check "Use vertical scrollbar thumbnail mode (M)". That's it.

Check out the effect:

2. Show or Hide In-App Toolbar

This one is about WPF. By default, the in-app toolbar is displayed during debugging:

It can be turned off, though we usually keep it on: ToolsOptionsDebuggingXAML Hot Reload

You can toggle it dynamically:

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