RE: [GD-Windows] VC++ lag

[Jon W. <hp...@mi...>]

My big gripes:


* All options must scale enough to support a monolithic 400-project,=20
  5,000,000-line solution.

This means things like "auto-complete" and "show arguments" as well as=20
"open solution" or "start re-build". It also means no arbitrary limits=20
to number of files in project, number of files in solution, size of=20
object or debug information files, etc. Some of these were made better=20
in VC7, I grant you, but it ain't done yet.


* All settings files need to be text-only, using liberal line feeds, so=20
  they can be easily stored and managed and diffed in source control,=20
  and/or generated from build setup scripts.

It would be nice if they were actually documented, even, but moving=20
away from binary settings files is certainly the first step. We can=20
keep reverse engineering the text files for now :-)


A few small gripes:


* Open Selected doesn't work.

If I select an include in a source file, and use "open selected," I=20
expect the file to be found and opened just like the compiler would=20
find and open it when seeing the same include. Usually, I either get=20
an error about "WBCommand not available" (very paraphrased, I don't=20
have it easily available right now) or a "file not found" error.


* Is there a key for go-to-next-Find-In-All-Files-match ?

I haven't found it. I don't like reaching for the mouse just to=20
navigate my Find results. "Go to next task" does not do it; it only=20
seems to work for compile errors etc.


* Allow copying TEXT out of any window. Compiler errors, disassembly,=20
  memory dumps, project settings windows, whatever.


* Remote serial or IEEE 1394 kernel level debugging, a la WinDbg.=20
  (OK, I can dream, can't I? :-)


* Re-sizable properties/settings pages, text boxes, lists, etc.
  I use Large Fonts. I enter lots of options. The dialogs are very=20
  small.


* Why doesn't IntelliSense work for OpenGL header files?


Cheers,

				/ h+


> -----Original Message-----
> From: gam...@li...
> [mailto:gam...@li...]On Behalf Of
> David Notario
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:05 PM
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: RE: [GD-Windows] VC++ lag
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> If you guys can provide a list things where vs can improve (from its
> latest version), with arguments such as (X sucks because this, this =
and
> that. Blah doesn't work in this situation), I'll be happy to forward
> your list of petitions to the VS team.
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> David