Format Document not working in Visual Studio

[Walt Ritscher]

 I’m working on some WPF samples and I need them in both VB and C#.  I know that most of you on this list don’t work with Visual Basic but I’ve run into an issue that I can’t find a solution for.

 

In the VB editor the Pretty Listing (auto format) has stopped working.  Also the Format-Document (Ctrl-K,Ctrl-D) no longer works in VB windows.  Format document works in my XAML and C# windows so I’m stumped.

 

Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

 

 

[Laurent Bugnion, GalaSoft [MVP, MCP]]

It is just VS2008 revolting against VB. I saw that happen before, IDE stop working, the sky gets dark and frogs rain from the sky. Nothing a good reinstall won’t fix ;)

 

Just kidding. I have no idea why it doesn’t work anymore. Sorry Walt ;)

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[Mike Brown]

Sorry can't help...VB gets unchecked when I install along with CrystalReports and SQL Express. I leave C++ in out of nostalgia but I haven't opened a C++ project in ages either.

[Karl Shifflett]

Walt, never had these issues and I work in VB most of the time.  (maybe the C# hamster is revolting!)

 

Sorry you are having issue.

 

Keep in mind that keyboard settings differ across keyboard language selection.

 

For document format, I simply add the toolbar button for the command to my toolbar.

 

Cheers,

 

kdawg

[Eric Burke]

Did you install a VS addin that might have messed with your keybindings (e.g., R#)?

 

Did you check the Edit > Advanced > Format Document to be sure the keybinding is still the same?

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From: Walt Ritscher <writ...@wintellect.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:54:31 AM

Subject: [WPF Disciples] Format Document not working in Visual Studio

[Walt Ritscher]

It’s not the key-bindings.  I’ve tried using the Edit > Advanced > Format Document menu directly  and still no formatting.  In another related area, normally VB auto formats a line of text when you move off the line.  That is the result of setting the Pretty Listing switch in Tools Options. 

I have that option enabled but the reformatting is not working.   It appears that the formatting feature has somehow been switched off, but I don’t know anywhere else to re-enable it.

 

 

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