Visual Assist X--Assign Shortcuts

Assign Shortcuts

For fast access, assign commands within Visual Assist X to shortcut keys. By default, several unused shortcuts are assigned when Visual Assist X is installed. Reach virtually every feature of Visual Assist X without touching the mouse. 

 

Some of the current assignments appear in the Visual Assist X menu. 

 

Default Shortcuts

Default shortcuts are provided for several commands within Visual Assist X. These shortcuts are valid only if you have not assigned them to other commands. Hence, installation of Visual Assist X does not overwrite any of your existing assignments. Installation only complements your assignments. 

If you assign a new shortcut to a command of Visual Assist X which has a default shortcut, the default shortcut is still valid until it is assigned to a different command. For example, Alt+G remains valid if you assignVAssistX.GotoImplementation to Alt+Shift+G.

Shortcuts Listed in IDE Dialogs

In VC6, VS2005, VS2008 and VS2010, the default shortcuts are listed in the respective IDE Options dialog. 

Default shortcuts appear in the Options dialog of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (VS2003) only when the Keyboard mapping scheme is set to [Default Settings]. Default shortcuts do not appear if you use any other scheme. For example, you do not see the default for VAssistX.GotoImplementation if your scheme is set to Visual C++ 6. 

 

Assignments in Tooltips

Tooltips for several controls in Visual Assist X contain shortcuts. In VC6 and VS2003, the controls outside the Visual Assist X toolbar have fixed tooltips. Assignments shown do not change even if you reassign the underlying commands. In IDE versions later than VS2003, bindings shown reflect actual assigned bindings. 

 

Tooltips for commands in the Visual Assist X toolbar contain current assignments. 

 

Current assignments appear in tooltips for IDEs other than VC6 only if the appropriate option is set in the IDE. SeeTools|Customize|Options. 

 

Default Assignment to Open Context Menu

Shift+Application opens the Visual Assist X context menu. Shift+Right Click in a source window does the same. While you cannot undo these assignments, you can assign another shortcut to open the menu.

Default Assignment for Paste

Ctrl+Shift+V opens a menu of clipboards. You can assign a different shortcut in any IDE to open the menu. If you check the option to display a paste menu in the Visual Assist X options dialog of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Ctrl+Shift+V opens the menu. If the option is unchecked, you can have one shortcut open a menu while Ctrl+Shift+V cycles the clipboard ring. 

Commands Available for Shortcut Assignments

Command	Description	Default Shortcut
CloneFindReferencesResults	Clone Find References Results Window
EnableDisable	Enable/Disable Visual Assist X
FindNextbyContext	Find Next Reference to a Symbol
FindPreviousbyContext	Find Previous Reference to a Symbol
FindReferences	Find References to a Symbol	Alt+Shift+F
FindReferencesinFile	Find References in File
FindReferencesResults	Open Find References Results Window
FindSelected	Highlight All Instances of Word Under Caret
FindSymbolDialog	Open Find Symbol Dialog	Alt+Shift+S
GotoImplementation	Goto Declaration or Implementation	Alt+G
ListMethodsInCurrentFile	List Methods in Current File	Alt+M
NavigateBack	Navigate Back	Alt+Left Arrow
NavigateForward	Navigate Forward
OpenContextMenu	Open Context Menu
OpenCorrespondingFile	Open Corresponding File	Alt+O
OpenFileInSolutionDialog	Open File in Solution Dialog	Alt+Shift+O
Options	Open Visual Assist X Options Dialog
OutlineContextMenu	Open VA Outline Context Menu
OutlineRefresh	Refresh VA Outline
OutlineSelectInEditor	Select Corresponding Item in Text Editor from VA Outline
OutlineToggleAutoUpdate	Toggle Auto Update in VA Outline
OutlineToggleComments	Toggle Comments in VA Outline
Paste	Open Menu of Clipboards	Ctrl+Shift+V
RefactorAddMember	Refactor: Add Member
RefactorAddSimilarMember	Refactor: Add Similar Member
RefactorChangeSignature	Refactor: Change Signature
RefactorContextMenu	Open Refactoring Context Menu	Alt+Shift+Q
RefactorCreateDeclaration	Refactor: Create Declaration
RefactorCreateFromUsage	Refactor: Create From Usage	Alt+Shift+C
RefactorCreateImplementation	Refactor: Create Implementation
RefactorDocumentMethod	Refactor: Document Method
RefactorEncapsulateField	Refactor: Encapsulate Field
RefactorExtractMethod	Refactor: Extract Method
RefactorMoveImplementationToSourceFile	Refactor: Move Implementation to Source File
RefactorRename	Refactor: Rename	Alt+Shift+R
RefResultsCancel	Cancel Find References Results
RefResultsClearAll	Clear All Find References Results
RefResultsContextMenu	Open Find References Results Dialog Context Menu
RefResultsCopy	Copy Text from Find References Results Dialog
RefResultsCut	Cut Text from Find References Results Dialog
RefResultsDelete	Delete Item from Find References Results Dialog
RefResultsFind	Find in Find References Results
RefResultsFindNext	Find Next in Find References Results
RefResultsFindPrevious	Find Previous in Find References Results
RefResultsGoto	Goto Method from Find References Results
RefResultsNext	Next in Find References Results
RefResultsPrevious	Previous in Find References Results
RefResultsRefresh	Refresh Find References Results
RefResultsToggleHighlight	Toggle Highlight in Find References Results
ReparseCurrentFile	Reparse Current File
ScopeNext	Move to Next Scope	Alt+Down Arrow
ScopePrevious	Move to Previous Scope	Alt+Up Arrow
SelectionBlockComment	Add Block Comments to Selected Text
SelectionBlockUncomment	Remove Block Comments from Selected Text
SelectionLineComment	Add Line Comments to Selected Text
SelectionLineUncomment	Remove Line Comment from Selected Text
SelectionToggleBlockComment	Toggle Block Comments on Selected Text
SelectionToggleLineComment	Toggle Line Comments on Selected Text
SortSelectedLines	Sort Selected Lines
SpellCheck	Spell Check Comments and Strings
SpellCheckWord	Spell Check Word
SurroundSelectionWithBraces	Surround Selection with Braces
SurroundSelectionWithComment	Surround Selection with Comments
SurroundSelectionWithIfdefOrRegion	Surround Selection with #ifdef or #region
SurroundSelectionWithParentheses	Surround Selection with Parentheses
ToggleColoring	Toggle Enhanced Syntax Coloring
ToggleRepairCase	Toggle Repair Case
ToggleSuggestions	Toggle Suggestion Listboxes
ToggleUnderlining	Toggle Underlining of Mistyped Symbols and Misspelled Words
VAOutline	Open VA Outline
VaSnippetEdit	Edit VA Snippets
VaSnippetInsert	Insert VA Snippets
VAView	Open VA View
VAViewFIS	Open File in Solution Dropdown
VAViewSIS	Open Symbol in Solution Dropdown