On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Stephen Price <[email protected]>wrote:
> Funny, I did a quick search, decided I would post something to
> stackoverflow and would take a screenshot. Snaggit opened it on another
> monitor. I could SEE the breakpoint column clearly in the screenshot!! So I
> moved VS to that monitor and could see it. Seems my main monitor saturation
> level was up higher (it's brightness didn't match my other two) and so the
> default colour and the white background colour blend together so much that
> I can't tell them apart.
>
That's bright, you looking to get a winter tan out of that monitor? :^)
> Yep, just tested that theory, dropped contrast down (it was at 100% for
> some reason) and I can see it now.
> Anyway, another search to identify its name ("Indicator Margin") and I've
> customised it to be much darker so there's no more missing it even with
> higher contrast.
>
> It's mildly amusing how long you often put up with something before the
> "annoyedness" prompts some research (which is often a simple fix)!
>
>
I should go looking for why VS seems to keep busy more than I'd like.
Probably the number of files and projects.
> thanks for the reply... :)
>
>
>
NP
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:06 AM, mike smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Stephen Price <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I used to click the left margin to set a breakpoint. These days I have
>>> to guess click three to five times on average to hit the right spot, the
>>> column is much wider now. VS2012.
>>>
>>> Anyone else find this? Why is my left margin so wide now? Is it
>>> Resharper or some setting somewhere? The line numbers? The theme (modified
>>> light theme) If I remember I'm going to have problems I often click the
>>> line and hit F9 but it bugs me that I have to alter my "normal" habit to
>>> set breakpoints with one mouse click.
>>>
>>
>> Not for me, seems happy to set breakpoints anywhere on the grey bit.
>> With a proviso: If VS is busy doing stuff, it's not very responsive.
>> (busy with intellisense, compiling, whatever)
>>
>> --
>> Meski
>>
>> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv
>>
>> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure,
>> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
>>
>
>
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Meski
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"Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure,
you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
