Tabs and windows options

Arrange tabs and windows in the development environment. These options also enable specifying the mouse-over behavior for tool windows.
Tab or Window
Options
Tab Wells
  • Insert
    new
    tabs
    to
    the
    right
    of
    existing
    tabs
    , opens document windows as new tabs to the right of existing tabs on tab wells. The default placing of new tabs on tab wells is to the left of existing tabs.
  • Floating
    tab
    wells
    always
    stay
    on
    top
    of
    the
    main
    window
    , keeps tab wells set to floating over or outside the development environment on top of the main window. When omitting to set floating tab wells to stay on top of the main window, the
    View
    >
    All Windows
     menu item is available when the environment includes at least one floating tab well.
  • Floating
    tool
    windows
    always
    stay
    on
    top
    of
    the
    main
    window
    , keeps tool windows set to floating over or outside the development environment on top of the main window. When omitting to set floating tool windows to stay on top of the main window, the
    View
    >
    All Windows
     menu item is available when the environment includes at least one floating tool window.
Pinned Tabs
  • Show
    pinned
    tabs
    in
    a
    separate
    row
    , places pinned tabs in a row separate from unpinned tabs.
  • Show
    pin
    button
    in
    unpinned
    tabs
    , displays and makes available pin buttons in unpinned tabs.
  • Maintain
    pin
    status
    if
    document
    is
    removed
    from
    well
    , holds the pinned or unpinned status for a document tab following manipulations including closing and reopening.
Preview Tab
  • Allow
    new
    files
    to
    be
    opened
    in
    the
    preview
    tab
    ,
    Not supported
  • Preview
    selected
    files
    in
    Solution
    Explorer
    (Alt+click
    to
    avoid
    previewing)
    ,
    Not supported
  • Preview
    selected
    files
    in
    Find
    Results
    ,
    Not supported
  • Preview
    selected
    files
    in
    Navigate
    to
    ,
    Not supported
Tool Windows
  • Show
    auto-hidden
    windows
    on
    mouse
    over
    , displays tool windows set to auto hide upon mouse-over.
To specify tabs and windows options
  1. From the
    Tools
     menu, click
    Options
    .
  2. In the
    Options
     dialog box, expand
    Environment
    , then click
    Tabs
    and
    Windows
    .
  3. In the
    Options
     dialog box, select the required options, then click
    OK
    .
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