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Greatest Hits: Make IntelliSense Transparent

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Keyboard:  CTRL
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  10/17/2010
Code:  vstipEdit0077

 

I thought it would be cool to rerun some of the items that many people have really liked in the past.  This is the first of the posts I’ll call the Greatest Hits for folks to get exposure to tips they may have missed the first time around.  With that said, on with the tip…

 

Sometimes when you are cranking code you find yourself in a situation where IntelliSense is covering up some code you want to see:

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You can easily make it temporarily opaque by pressing and holding the CTRL key:

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This way you don't have to completely get rid of IntelliSense, see the code, then bring IntelliSense back.  Just press the CTRL key, get the information you need, and move on.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    November 16, 2011
    Thanks for the post!  I had forgotten all about that one, and there was a case just yesterday where I could have really used that!  Keep it up!

  • Anonymous
    November 17, 2011
    Hey J.M.  :) Glad you like the tips! Z

  • Anonymous
    December 13, 2011
    Good one. We can use this tip when one wants to read something that is getting overlapped by the IntelliSense.

  • Anonymous
    March 25, 2012
    Superb.