Visual J# Express Settings 

Visual J# settings are designed to optimize the user experience and to maximize the productivity of J# developers. It is part of the settings feature in Visual Studio, which enables you to customize and save your Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) settings.

You can also port or reload your IDE settings on other computers. For more information, see How to: Share Settings Between Computers.

Windows and Views

Feature	Displayed by default?	Notes
Class View	Yes	Filtering is enabled Class View folders are enabled Hides implemented interface nodes on classes.
Command Window	No	Displays as a user option.
Output Window	Yes, when build starts	Exposes GotoNextError commands through shortcut keys.
Solution Explorer	Yes	Synchronize selected file with open file in the Code and Text Editor is OFF by default.
Start Page	Yes	Only displays the first time you start the IDE.
Task List (Visual Studio)	No	It will not display because of any build command.
Toolbox	Yes	Displays components in alphabetical order.

In addition, the following elements have certain behaviors enabled when you select the Visual J# profile.

Dialog Boxes

Feature	Behavior
Quick Find, Find and Replace Window	Replaces one or more occurrences of a particular string.
New Project Dialog Box	When other platforms are installed on the machine, the IDE enables the combo box that allows you to specify the targeted platform.
Options Dialog Box (Visual Studio)	The More Options button displays options for Source Control, Device Tools, Database Tools, HTML Designer, and XML Designer.

Keyboard

Feature	Behavior
Shortcut Keys	Standard Visual Studio Editor BRIEF Emulation EMACS Emulation

Miscellaneous Development Environment Elements

Feature	Behavior
Windows Forms Designer settings	The default view is the Code Editor, not the component designer view.
Main menus, shortcut menus, toolbars, commands	Shortcut key stroke equivalents display next to main menu items.
Shell appearance	Has the common Visual Studio look and feel.
Window management and layouts	Default layout of windows: The Solution Explorer, Class View, and windows display on the right side, at full length. Default layout of debugger windows: By default, Autos, Locals, and Watch1, display at the bottom of the IDE. Call Stack and Immediate windows in a separate window or at the bottom of the IDE. The Output window will not open.

See Also

Reference

Formatting, C#/J#, Text Editor, Options Dialog Box

Other Resources

How to: Specify Settings for a Team
Advanced Build Settings Dialog Box (J#)