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I recently updated to VS2019 Community Edition after previously using VS2015 (and various earlier versions). As usual, when I load a C++ project into my VS workspace I see a pane at the RHS called Solution Explorer. However, if I click on any source file in the Solution Explorer it automatically opens (previously I used to have to double-click). I must admit, I prefer the older method!! Is there a setting somewhere so I can stop a file from opening if I simply single-click it?
Near the top of the solution explorer there is a row of icons. Hover over each icon until you find the one with the 'Preview Selected item" tooltip. Click on that icon once to unselect it (it toggles).
That fixed it Arjay, thanks... :thumb:
Another irritation (that's slightly related...)
If I had a source file open (with some earlier versions of Visual Studio) I could edit the file outside of the VS editor and then - when I clicked back in the editor, it would pop up a message to say that the file had been edited outside of the VS editor and it'd ask me if I wanted to re-load the edited version. But that doesn't seem to happen any more with VS2019. Or is there some setting somewhere that I need to enable?
Yes, there is a setting. Probably under options/editor.
Thanks Arjay - I eventually found it in:- Options->Environment->Documents