{"id":856,"date":"2015-02-14T06:38:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T06:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wholetomato.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2019-05-03T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T21:28:17","slug":"visual-assist-build-2059-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-build-2059-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Assist build 2059 is available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visual Assist build 2059 introduces a set of commands that extend\/shrink the text selection.\u00a0We implemented and tested numerous versions of the commands and settled on implementations we believe are rather\u00a0clever. Our extend\/shrink commands, collectively called Smart Select, should\u00a0be\u00a0valuable\u00a0to all users of Visual Assist, in all Microsoft IDEs.<\/p>\n

Four commands comprise Smart Select: Extend Block Selection, Shrink Block Selection, and non-block variants. The four commands install with default shortcuts.<\/p>\n

\"smartSelectMenu\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the times you need\u00a0to select a block of code, use\u00a0Extend Block Selection (Alt+]) and let\u00a0Visual Assist guess your intent. If it’s not right,\u00a0use any of the commands to extend or shrink the initial block. The block variants change the selection by a lot; the non-block variants by a little.<\/p>\n

\"smartSelectExtendBlock\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Alternatively, begin with Extend Selection (Shift+Alt+]) to select less code initially. Use successive commands to grow the selection by small increments. Visual Assist extends\u00a0the selection in an efficient manner so you will likely need just a few key presses to select what you need.<\/p>\n

\"smartSelectExtend\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Although we have tested our implementations on a vast amount of code, let us know if you discover scenarios in which our implementations of extend\/shrink could be more clever.<\/p>\n

As for other improvements, Visual Assist build 2059 is smarter in\u00a0its placement of methods it creates; you shouldn’t need to move code after\u00a0Create Implementation or Move Implementation to Source File. The build also has the typical\u00a0slew of minor enhancements, bug fixes, and performance upgrades.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Smart Select<\/a>, check out the complete list of\u00a0what’s new<\/a>, or download the installer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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