For managed C++ (and other .NET languages), there has existed for some time a syntax to selectively hide classes, or members within classes, from Intellisense:

[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]

There is no equivalent mechanism for unmanaged C++.

I work a lot with unmanaged C++, and am VERY frustrated that I cannot present the users of my code with a clean interface (i.e. 'showing' them only those aspects that are stable and deliberately intended for invoking/overriding, while hiding anything that is considered implementation-internal and/or subject to arbitrary revision in the future.)

This could be very easily resolved by a couple of small tweaks to the IDE.

For instance, make the autocomplete list and Class View skip any members (or entire classes, with all their members) whose names contain some predefined special string -- e.g. something like $MSVC_EDITOR_NONBROWSABLE$.

One could then define a simple macro-based markup syntax, as follows:
#define HIDDEN(...) _HIDDEN
#define _HIDDEN(args) $MSVC_EDITOR_NONBROWSABLE$##args

And then use it, for instance as follows:

class RootClass {
public:
void a();
void b();
};

class HIDDEN(BaseClass) : public RootClass {
public:
void x();
void y();
};

class MyClass : public HIDDEN(BaseClass) {
public:
void Foo();
void HIDDEN(Bar)();
};

...

MyClass thing;
thing. <-- at this point, autocomplete list displays only "Foo()", while hiding all other members defined or inherited by MyClass that were marked up as "HIDDEN"

In a similar way, one could imagine other types of markup to indicate that members shouldn't be displayed in class diagrams, and any other such scenarios. But really, the big huge high-priority items are the auto-complete list and the Class View UI.

I know for a fact that I'm far from the only one who has been looking for such a feature for years and years: I've seen many other people asking such questions all over the web. And it would be such a relatively simple change, too!

Hi,

I would like give suggestion in VS that is as below:

1. In class diagram – class details window it will be good if we show the number of functions, properties in the [] e.g. Methods [3], Properties [10] etc. It will help us to cross verity whether we have added the number of function or properties as defined in technical document or not.

2. Allow multiple Properties, Methods, Fields Copy and paste from clipboard or into clipboard (At least names so that we can define other properties)

3. Also add one more column , showing icon to add the comment details which will open same “Description” dialog window (when we click Summary … icon in properties windows)

Anand More
C3IT Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

I would like the ability to create a "miscellaneous" project that simply lets me add arbitrary files to it for ease of opening them up in the IDE. The project would not do any kind of building or packaging; it would only be for convenience in managing miscellaneous files.

In my particular case, I have SQL scripts that I do not want to be part of a formal VS Database project. All I want is a convenient way to open them up in the IDE for editing.

Right now I am using a formal Database project for those files, but I have to fight it to get it to not do anything. And when that same project is open in multiple solutions, I get errors about the database model file being locked, which is annoying because I don't even care about that.

It would be nice to have a project type designed simply to hold a collection of files, and nothing else.

The Beta and upcoming RC are having freed some of the unused space. But since the RC now has a custom chrome, why not removing more more white space. Why not using the title bar like it is in chrome. Chrome focus and page content, VS focuses on code.

Then why we need to have the status all time visible if there is only a singe label by default. Again this could be done like chromes page load label which is only displayed if something happens, as overlay.

Also if you dock a toolbar, then there is a lot unused space next to the label of the docked toolbar.

Visual Studio automatically checks a file out of TFS when you start editing. While Visual Studio is communicating with TFS to check the file out, the IDE becomes unresponsive. This is frustrating when you're connected to your network via VPN and it takes a couple of seconds to check a file out.

Instead a file checkout should happen in a background thread allowing you to work without interruption.

Waiting for the file to checkout is annoying for those coming from a SVN background. This might help a easier transition for development houses looking for the benefits of TFS but enjoy the convenience of SVN.

It would be a great feature to organise the bin catalog of the project in the way each developer team wants, namely when team organizes bin directory by adding sub directories and adding assemblies to the them.

When you build applications in Visual Studio, all assemblies are copied into the bin directory of the project if you have subdirectories with the same assemblies inside of them.

Also it would be a great feature to add ability to configure subdirectory in which the whole project will be compiled.

And it would be pleasure to see that all things mentioned above are done not only for projects after compilation of which we have only single file assembly, but also for such type of projects which all built using multifile assemblies with help of Visual Studio Command Prompt. It would be great to have all these things integrated in VS 2011 IDE in order to simplify entire application`s compilation process
so may you can deside and configure compilation strategies for the application either it would be singlefile or multifile assembly project type. It would be a great feature to organise the bin catalog of the project in the way each developer team wants, namely when team organizes bin directory by adding sub directories and adding assemblies to the them.

When you build applications in Visual Studio, all assemblies are copied into the bin directory of the project if you have subdirectories with the same assemblies inside of them.

Also it would be a great feature to add ability to configure subdirectory in which the whole project will be compiled.

And it would be pleasure to see that all things mentioned above are done not only for projects after compilation of which we have only single file assembly, but also for such type of projects which all built using multifile assemblies with help of Visual Studio Command Prompt. It would be great to have all these things integrated in VS 2011 IDE in order to simplify entire application`s compilation process
so may you can deside and configure compilation strategies for the application either it would be singlefile or multifile assembly project type.

Thank`s a lot in advance)!