New Editor Features of Visual Studio 2013

Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 introduced new features that programmers needed to boost their productivity and save time working inside the Editor. Some of the features are new while some are the most popular extensions from Productivity Power Tools. The primary focus for the Editor in this version is to keep the developer in context as much as possible. According to Microsoft the changes they made with the new Visual Studio Editor was made possible through User Voice requests, and forum posts with the help of the MVP community. Here are some of the most important Visual Studio 2013 New Editor Features: Peek Definition (Alt + F12) Developers have the tendency to move around code a lot when browsing definitions so the Peek Definition was introduced. In this feature developers will can view the definitions inline in the Editor without having to open a new document tab. Just right click on a symbol and click on the "Peek Definition" command in the context menu or invoke the keyboard shortcut Alt + F12. Enhanced Scrollbar The "Enhanced Scrollbar" is considered as one of the most popular Productivity Power Tools extensions which provides developers with visual cues about your file on the vertical scroll bar. The markers on the scroll bar will also allow you to quickly view the location of errors, warnings, breakpoints, bookmarks, find results and other useful information in your file. Map Mode A "Map Mode" was also added to the scrollbar which gives you some cool features which you can customize. You can use 10,000 feet view of the code, the single click to scroll, and you can preview of a section of your file. Navigate To (Ctrl+,) The "Navigate To" is now updated, in order to use it, you type in any part of a symbol and can find its definition, using smart semantic search. You can also type in part of a file name in your solution and quickly switch to it, regardless of whether or not it was previously open. The changes was made as part of Microsoft's quest for more productive development and moving away from separate tool windows and modal dialog towards fluid, inline experiences that keep developers focused on coding rather than managing Visual Studio. Navigate To in Visual Studio 2013 supports all previous capabilities in a fluid, non-modal and space efficient way. The new search window is now positioned around the same upper-right area as the in-editor Find. This positioning allows to display both the preview tab and maximize the number of Navigate To results that can be displayed on screen without blocking your view of the preview code. Auto Brace Complete The Auto brace complete feature automatically adds closing parenthesis, quotes, braces and brackets for you as you type code in the editor. Move Line Up/ Down (Alt Arrow-Up/ Arrow-Down) Move Line Up/ Down feature allows you to quickly move single or multiple lines up and down using the keyboard shortcut Alt + Up Arrow and Alt + Down Arrow. The Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 New Features also includes New IDE Features for Visual C++. With the use of the new C++ editor, developers can now automatically formats code as you type, and on pasting code into a C++ file. Aside from the C++ editor, Microsoft has also added a new IDE Features for JavaScript. For more information regarding the latest changes in the Visual Studio 2013 new editor just visit the official Microsoft Network Blog.