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Open Files

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The Open Files options page contains the Open Files tool window options.

opOpenFiles

Options on the options page are organized into the following groups:

  • Show

    Use the Toolbar and Status bar checkboxes to specify the availability of the tool bar and status bar on the Open Files tool window respectively.

    OpenFilesBars

  • Visible Toolbar Buttons

    Use options of this group to specify what buttons are available on the Open Files window tool bar. The group includes the following options:

    Option Button Description
    Start page ofb_StartPage Opens the Start page.
    View help ofb_HelpPage Opens the MSDN default page.
    Web browser ofb_OpenBrowser Opens a Web Browser. This button is hidden by default.
    Object browser ofb_ObjectBrowser Opens the Object browser. This button is hidden by default
  • Arrange files by

    Specifies the way the listed files are grouped. The available values are:

    • File name - shows all files as a single list.

      ArrangeByFile

    • Project - groups files by project.

      ArrangeByProject

    • Path - groups files by path.

      ArrangeByPath

  • Hot bar (Hotbar)

    This group includes options that specify the visibility and life time for a hot bar:

    • Fade away after modify in specifies the fade time of a hot bar.
    • Visible - specifies if hot bars are visible in the Open Files window.

Note

This product is designed for outdated versions of Visual Studio. Although Visual Studio 2015 is supported, consider using the CodeRush extension with Visual Studio 2015 or higher.