Stack Overflow has covered favorite short-cuts and add-ins, optimizations and preferences -- great topics all. If this one has been covered, I can't find it -- so thanks in advance for the link.
What are your favorite Visual Studio keyboard remappings?
Mine are motivated by the fact that I'm a touch-typist. Mouse, function keys, arrow keys, Home, End -- bleh. These are commands I do all day every day, so I've remapped them to sequences I can execute without moving my hands from the home row.
The command that is remapped in Tools = Customize = [Keyboard] is shown in parentheses.
I'm 100% positive that there are better remappings than these, so please post yours! Please include the command; oft times, figuring it out is a challenge.
-- Hoytster
Running the app and operating the debugger
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+R Run the application, in debug mode (Debug.Start)
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+Q Quit (stop) the application (Debug.StopDebugging)
Ctrl+T Toggle a breakpoint at the current line (Debug.ToggleBreakpoint)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+I Step Into the method (Debug.StepInto)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+O Step Out of the method (Debug.StepOut)
Ctrl+N Step over the method to the Next statement (Debug.StepOver)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+C Run the code, stopping at the Cursor position (Debug.RunToCursor)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+E Set then next statement to Execute (Debug.SetNextStatement)
Navigating the code
Ctrl+S Move a character LEFT (Edit.CharLeft)
Ctrl+D Move a character RIGHT (Edit.CharRight)
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+S Move to the LEFT END of the current line (Edit.LineStart)
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+D Move to the RIGHT END of the current line (Edit.LineEnd)
Ctrl+E Move a line UP (Edit.LineUp)
Ctrl+X Move a line DOWN (Edit.LineDown)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+K Toggle (add or remove) bookmark (Edit.ToggleBookmark)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+N Move to the NEXT bookmark (Edit.NextBookmark)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+P Move to the PREVIOUS bookmark (Edit.PreviousBookmark)
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+W Save all modified Windows (File.SaveAll)
Ctrl+L Find the NEXT instance of the search string (Edit.FindNext)
Ctrl+K + Ctrl+L Find the PREVIOUS instance of the search string (Edit.FindPrevious)
Ctrl+Q + Ctrl+L Drop down the list of open files (Window.ShowEzMDIFileList)
The last sequence is like clicking the downward-facing triangle in the upper-right corner of the code editor window. VS will display a list of all the open windows. You can select from the list by typing the file name; the matching file will be selected as you type. Pause for a second and resume typing, and the matching process starts over, so you can select a different file. Nice, VS Team. The key takes you to the tab for the selected file.
