New resource management is a disaster!

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New resource management is a disaster!

Francesco 46

I use VS2022, until today everything was fine (or almost), now they updated the resource management and it doesn't work anymore.

I add a png file and it tells me that it must be an icon (or a byte[])!

Before everything was much easier, you just had to drag a file and it created the correct resource, now it's a disaster!

Chandraprakash G 21 Reputation points

2024-11-06T05:36:48.4033333+00:00

Exact words, new resource view is a complete disaster and a complete mess, wonder how any one would even approve this PR in microsoft!!
Corner Bowl Software 31 Reputation points

2024-12-09T21:52:20.3466667+00:00

Agreed. I just installed the latest version. The documentation says search didn't used to work. It most certainly did work in the previous version. Now when I search only the item that is found displays. I want to see the item in the list. I don't want my list hidden. Highlighting a line item then pressing Ctrl+C Ctrl+V to duplicate the resource instead duplicated then entire resource file so you have to turn around and delete that file. I'm so glad they left the legacy view.
Elmet 0 Reputation points

2025-02-06T22:20:38.12+00:00

The new resource manager deletes Resources.Designer.cs, breaks the association between Resources.resx and Resources.Designer.cs (when it doesn't delete it), and results in compiler errors after trying to add a new image resource. This should not be the default until it's production ready and has been thoroughly tested. I don't have time to report this as a bug and give all the replication steps. I hope someone will. But I appreciate the accepted answer that allows me to do away with it and return to the "legacy" but stable Managed Resources Editor and make it the default.
Martijn Carol (DutchWorkz BV) 0 Reputation points

2025-03-14T10:54:33.2333333+00:00

I totally agree I've spend a lot of time figuring out how to add an simple md file but it's just not possible.

Since this week the right click to open the legacy Managed Resources Editor is also removed from VS that really frustrates me.

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Chandraprakash G 21 Reputation points

2024-11-06T05:36:48.4033333+00:00

Exact words, new resource view is a complete disaster and a complete mess, wonder how any one would even approve this PR in microsoft!!
Corner Bowl Software 31 Reputation points

2024-12-09T21:52:20.3466667+00:00

Agreed. I just installed the latest version. The documentation says search didn't used to work. It most certainly did work in the previous version. Now when I search only the item that is found displays. I want to see the item in the list. I don't want my list hidden. Highlighting a line item then pressing Ctrl+C Ctrl+V to duplicate the resource instead duplicated then entire resource file so you have to turn around and delete that file. I'm so glad they left the legacy view.
Elmet 0 Reputation points

2025-02-06T22:20:38.12+00:00

The new resource manager deletes Resources.Designer.cs, breaks the association between Resources.resx and Resources.Designer.cs (when it doesn't delete it), and results in compiler errors after trying to add a new image resource. This should not be the default until it's production ready and has been thoroughly tested. I don't have time to report this as a bug and give all the replication steps. I hope someone will. But I appreciate the accepted answer that allows me to do away with it and return to the "legacy" but stable Managed Resources Editor and make it the default.
Martijn Carol (DutchWorkz BV) 0 Reputation points

2025-03-14T10:54:33.2333333+00:00

I totally agree I've spend a lot of time figuring out how to add an simple md file but it's just not possible.

Since this week the right click to open the legacy Managed Resources Editor is also removed from VS that really frustrates me.

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Hello @Francesco,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

You can try to right-click the .resx file, select Open With…, choose Managed Resources Editor (Legacy), instead of Resource Explorer(you can also set the legacy Managed Resources Editor as default). After that try to directly drag your png file to the .resx file, it should work like before.

It’s true that the behavior is different in new Resource Explorer, and the new Resource Explorer is still being improved. I would strongly suggest you submit a feedback ticket on our Developer Community.

Thank you for helping us make Visual Studio better. Have a nice day.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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