Wiley Professional Visual Studio 2005 978-0-7645-9846-3 Benutzerhandbuch
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A Quick Tour of the IDE
If you haven’t used Visual Studio before, you may feel a little overwhelmed at first. There are
many different components in the very first encounter with the user interface, from familiar
menus and toolbars to a myriad of windows around the sides of the main development interface
space, some looking like tabs and others like small forms in their own right.
many different components in the very first encounter with the user interface, from familiar
menus and toolbars to a myriad of windows around the sides of the main development interface
space, some looking like tabs and others like small forms in their own right.
The next set of pages introduces you to the basic principles of the Visual Studio 2005 Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) and shows you how the various menus, toolbars, and windows
can be used. This chapter serves as a quick tour of the IDE — it won’t show you how to customize
its appearance in any great detail, or itemize the various settings you can change. Those topics are
covered in the following chapters.
Development Environment (IDE) and shows you how the various menus, toolbars, and windows
can be used. This chapter serves as a quick tour of the IDE — it won’t show you how to customize
its appearance in any great detail, or itemize the various settings you can change. Those topics are
covered in the following chapters.
Where to F irst?
Visual Studio 2005 commences customizing itself to fit into your own work style before you even
get to see the development environment. When you first start Visual Studio 2005 it asks you what
kind of developer you are (see Figure 1-1). This enables it to customize the appearance of the IDE
to most closely suit your way of doing things. Microsoft has researched the way different pro-
grammers work; and while you may think Visual Basic programmers work in the same way as C#
developers or C++ coders, there are subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) differences.
get to see the development environment. When you first start Visual Studio 2005 it asks you what
kind of developer you are (see Figure 1-1). This enables it to customize the appearance of the IDE
to most closely suit your way of doing things. Microsoft has researched the way different pro-
grammers work; and while you may think Visual Basic programmers work in the same way as C#
developers or C++ coders, there are subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) differences.
If you take a moment to review the various options in this list, you’ll find that the environment
settings that will be affected include the position and visibility of various windows, menus, and
toolbars and even keyboard shortcuts. For example, Figure 1-2 describes the changes that will be
applied if you select the Visual Basic Development Settings option as your default preference.
settings that will be affected include the position and visibility of various windows, menus, and
toolbars and even keyboard shortcuts. For example, Figure 1-2 describes the changes that will be
applied if you select the Visual Basic Development Settings option as your default preference.
Don’t worry, though — you can individualize your interface experience to match your own way of
doing things exactly, so if the default setup doesn’t suit you, you’ll be able to change it.
doing things exactly, so if the default setup doesn’t suit you, you’ll be able to change it.
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