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Code Places - Are there any advantages over the built-in Solution Explorer functionality

created 6 years ago

[DevExpress Support Team: CLONED FROM T721395: Code Places - can I move it to right margin]
I'm piggybacking this question here.

Please help me to understanding what I'm missing about Code Places. It doesn't seem to do any more than what the VS Solution Explorer already does. Solution Explorer already shows all the fields, properties and methods in the current code window as well as the project/solution. In fact, I can open a code window and look at Code Places and Solution Explorer and they show exactly the same thing. I can click on any field, property or method and the focus and caret moves to that place in the code window. What am I missing? Thanks.

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Alan Middleton 6 years ago

    @William

    1. The "local history" icon is VERY useful when looking around code and not having to remember all the names of the one you looked at recently, very useful when debugging.

    2. Hopefully they will add other features to it in the upcoming releases - I use a 3rd party extension at the moment that has more features than Code Places currently has - e.g. user defined "mini" views, collapsing / opening all the regions button, better icons for the list - e.g. would be useful to show EVENT type icons - button_Click on WinForms etc.

    Hopefully the more they add the better it will be, it's just the start of it at the moment :)

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    Alan Middleton 6 years ago

      @William
      3. Oh And the Global history list for viewing all the areas you've recently been too.

      DevExpress Support Team 6 years ago

        Hi Alan,

        Thank you for your valuable assistance. It's greatly appreciated.

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        Answers approved by DevExpress Support

        created 6 years ago

        Hi William,
        Thank you for reaching out to us.

        You're completely right, at the moment, most of the available features of Code Places correlates to the existing ones in built-in Visual Studio Solution Explorer window. With a few exceptions partly already mentioned by Alan, such us:
        - Local and global history of recently edited locations.
        - Active member tracking.
        - #region compiler directives support.
        - Ability to toggle outlining with respect due to initial state.

        Also, as far as I know, you're currently unable to correctly scope to file in Solution Explorer, while Code Places is designed to provide these level navigation.

        Up to that time, the feature-set may not seem big enough, but Alan is right - we will continue to populate Code Places with new features so I recommend you to stay tuned to our future updates to not miss anything.

        Regards,
        Igor

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