Archive and release notes for builds released in 2008

Visual Assist Build 1711

requires software maintenance through 2008.12.11. (General release.)

New By default, the VA toolbar is displayed at all times, regardless of the file type loaded in the text editor (if any). (case=20915)
New A documentation link is available in the VA Snippet Editor. (case=21247) 8367
Single and double quote characters are auto-matched properly inside parentheses; e.g., typing (" results in (""), with the text caret positioned between the quotes. (case=21467) 8380
Fixed an issue accepting listbox suggestions with any character not valid in a symbol in VB2008. (case=21379)
Fixed a problem in which extra tabs were required to expand some Visual Studio snippets in VB (case=21347) 8257
Extract method passes parameters decorated with struct or class keywords correctly. (case=21012)
Fixed unexpected dismissal of #include suggestion list when typing - to filter for filenames containing a hyphen. (case=19564) 8322, 8173
Member lists appear correctly for smart pointers that wrap a template class typedef declared within a function. (case=21320) 8358
Spell check handles words with diacritical characters such as à and é. (case=1226) 4650
Addressed compatibility issue with AQtime 6. (case=21327)
Fixed a problem inserting results from the IDE's Pick URL function from HTML anchor suggestions (regression in build 1709). (case=21541)
Fixed dot to -> correction for keyword this (regression in build 1707). (case=21161) 8358

Visual Assist Build 1709

requires software maintenance through 2008.11.26. (Beta release.)

New Comment/uncomment VB code using the ' character is supported. (case=589) 3623
Functions specified in C++ using declarations (e.g., using namespace::function) are colored correctly. (case=19427)
Fixed parsing of boost::shared_ptr version 1.37. (case=14457) 7136
Fixed issue in which incorrect suggestions were offered under certain circumstances for smart pointers and other types that overload the -> operator. (case=12798) 7249
Typing a path in front of a filename in an existing #include directive no longer results in spurious text selection. (case=18363)
Fixed a problem in which some VA Snippets were not inserted in IDL files correctly. (case=21067) 8354
XML text in VC6 is rendered properly. (case=18252) 7967
Fixed problem opening files with UNC paths where the path or filename contains spaces. (case=21097)8329
Navigation to and from references results list in the Rename dialog is now possible via keyboard tabbing. (case=21033) 8346
Fixed case where invalid HTML suggestions were offered after certain tag attributes. (case=20911)
Auto insert of closing quotation marks is supported in VBScript files. (case=20648)

The following changes were made to address problems introduced in build 1707:

Completion lists are sorted correctly. (case=21041)
Fixed issue in which a suggestion list failed to appear after typing the new keyword in C# when Options | Text Editor | C# | IntelliSense | Committed by pressing the space bar was enabled. (case=310)
Fixed suggestion list dismissing unexpectedly when selecting an item after typing the global scope resolution operator (::). (case=21039)
Find References | Find in Results works as expected. (case=21029)
After deleting a node in VA Outline, the node below is now selected consistently. (case=20678)
Enhanced Syntax Coloring and bold matching brace in VC6 are displayed properly when the IDE's View Whitespace option is enabled. (case=661, case=6466) 3709

Visual Assist Build 1707

requires software maintenance through 2008.11.19. (Beta release.)

New Added full support for Web and WPF applications, including ASP/ASP.NET, HTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, and XAML. Most VA features like Goto, Find References, Suggestions, and VA Outline work with these projects and file types where applicable.
New Highlight find results (case=5141) 8312, 6665, 6397, 6254, 6028
New Optional tomato icons in listboxes and tooltips denote content provided by Visual Assist X. (case=20290)
New Added support for makefile projects (e.g. solutions without files) by parsing the physical directory tree of files as they are opened. (case=18918)
New Find References results are grouped by project. (case=19512, case=4087) 8174, 8168, 7463, 5742
New VA Outline optionally auto-expands nodes as the user navigates in the code editor. (case=19617)
New VA Outline remembers the expanded state of each node when refreshing its contents (not applicable when auto-expand is active). (case=8858) 7989, 7903, 7714, 6664
New Redundant namespace and class names are omitted from VA Outline nodes to save space. (case=13240) 8083, 7387, 7271
New Enhanced Syntax Coloring uses better default colors when a dark background is in use. (case=17562, case=9431) 8076, 8029, 6607
New Single lines of code containing multiple statements are shown as separate nodes in VA Outline. (case=18580)
New Goto (Alt+G) ignores duplicate filenames opened from other locations, so Alt+G on a method in Main\foo.h goes directly to the implementation in Main\foo.cpp even if Branch\foo.cpp was opened for editing at some point. (case=19423)
New Open File in Solution (OFIS) and Find Symbol in Solution (FSIS) dialogs scroll the highlighted entry to the center vertically to aid in viewing surrounding entries. (case=20182, case=19262)
New OFIS shows the project to which a file belongs. (case=764) 8180, 7899, 3966
New FSIS persists its "Show only symbols defined in the current solution" state between invocations for the current session. (case=20549)
Extracted methods with long parameters lists are generated correctly. (case=5802) 8310, 6078
Fixed global scope resolution operator (::) being changed to a single colon in Extract Method. (case=18573) 8021
Extract Method no longer offers to extract to source file when no source file is present. (case=20181)
The context menu is available for symbols even if they are unknown or mistyped. (case=19552) 8170
Suggestion lists utilize the Options | Text Editor | C# | IntelliSense | Committed by pressing the space bar setting correctly. (case=10695) 8213, 7273, 7055
Cloned Find References windows are restored after debugging. (case=9511) 6847
VA Options dialog grays out options that depend on Enhanced Syntax Coloring when that option is disabled. (case=3079) 8184
Shorthand and Acronyms work properly in VB 2008. (case=15202) 8257
Fixed unexpected dismissal of suggestion list in VB when typing a type name after the As keyword (case=20261) 8257
The text caret is placed in the correct location after accepting a .NET Generic from a suggestion list in VB 2008. (case=20259) 8257
When typing a parameter in a C# LINQ predicate function, focus is no longer given to the suggestion list, matching the default VS2008 behavior. (case=16277)
C++ keyword __restrict is recognized. (case=20732) 8307
wmemset and wmemcpy are recognized as valid system functions. (case=18414) 7990
Fixed a case where a managed assembly failed to be properly parsed. (case=20071)
VA Outline correctly displays C++ #pragma region/endregion nodes. (case=20612) 8274
Multiline XML comments no longer contain extraneous '/' characters in VA Outline. (case=18539) 8005
Document Method correctly handles array parameters when using the $MethodArgName$ VA Snippet variable. (case=20543) 8285
Fixed problem in which enhanced coloring was not applied to Visual Studio text editor (due to certain color settings). (case=18813) 7993
Fixed GDI resource leak that was exacerbated by the presence of an external clipboard manager utility. (case=20137)
Parameter Info tooltips for constructors of child classes render each parameter in bold correctly (fixes issue introduced in 1649). (case=20664)
VA Options | Performance | Rebuild Symbol databases causes the db files to be purged at IDE shutdown instead of the next startup (performance enhancement). (case=20799) 8319

Visual Assist Build 1649

requires software maintenance through 2008.09.09. (General release.)

New Open File in Solution supports filtering full path (use \ in filter string to activate) (case=2377) 5577
New Find Symbol in Solution exposes a context menu with Find References and other options. (case=14514) 8012, 7328
New Find Symbol in Solution allows copying symbols to the clipboard. (case=12853) 7439, 7243
New C++ custom directory list supports appending list of directories from the clipboard. (case=3768)8078, 5653
Eliminated crash renaming C# generic class in Visual Studio 2008. (case=18695) 8144
Fixed IDE hang that could occur when clicking "Show non-inherited first" in Enhanced Listboxes. (case=19079)
Fixed DDE file open (e.g., double-clicking a source file from Windows Explorer). (case=19253)
Corrected excessive memory usage that occurred in certain situations. (case=19123)
Uncommenting all lines by typing Ctrl+A, / no longer duplicates portions of code (VC6). (case=15125) 7319
Corrected unresponsive listbox behavior when "Parse extensionless files as header" is enabled (case=18867)
Fixed refactoring operations that changed std::list<std::string> to std::list<std.string>. (case=18540) 8013
Definition window displays friendly name of Win32 API Ansi/Unicode variants (xxxA/xxxW). (case=1184)5178, 4101
Identically named typedef templates in different namespaces are recognized as unique. (case=16702, case=9859) 7722, 6840
Files opened from the Code Definition window are parsed correctly. (case=18481)
Bold current parameter in quick info tooltip handles return types containing parentheses (such as STDMETHOD). (case=3727) 7886, 7651, 5706, 5631
Project include directories are given priority over project source directories when locating include files. (case=6726) 5987
C++ keywords are included in suggestion lists. (case=17920) 7907
Managed symbols in C++ CLR projects are parsed correctly for all /clr project settings. (case=18997) 8084
C++ managed enums are not underlined as mistyped. (case=935) 4925, 4605, 4401, 4243
Removed C++ CLR using namespace directives from List Methods in File (Alt+M). (case=19151) 8135
C++ structures declared with interface are treated the same as those declared with struct. (case=17592)8138
C++ classes and enums defined in a source file are properly expanded in the Hovering Class Browser. (case=838) 6651, 6394, 4062
C# Auto-import namespace suggestions appear more reliably. (case=18881) 8075
Alt+M list allows a dot to substitute for the scope resolution operator when filtering the list, e.g. foo.bar matches foo::bar. (case=18772) 8040
Addressed compatibility issue with AnkhSVN 2.0. (case=18399) 8000
Addressed compatibility issue with Resharper V4. (case=17699) 7914
Eliminated flicker when resizing MDI windows. (case=10517) 7048
Fixed editor lag when typing a series of dots in a comment. (case=19149) 8137
Context window icons are repainted correctly after using drop list. (case=18514) 8003

Visual Assist Build 1647

requires software maintenance through 2008.07.30. (General release.)

Corrected OS locale / regional setting-dependent issues with Goto (Alt+G) and Open Corresponding File (Alt+O). (case=18767) 8046, 8042
Corrected issues opening files whose path names contain Unicode characters. (case=18696)

Visual Assist Build 1646

requires software maintenance through 2008.07.18. (General release.)

Fixed issue that resulted in a "VANetObj20.dll has stopped working" error in rare cases. (case=16429)
Fixed problem opening large solutions (introduced in 1645). (case=18582) 8026, 8025, 8017, 8016
Fixed incorrect handling of UserDataDir registry entry (introduced in 1645). (case=18574) 8022, 8023
Fixed issue where Auto Recovery dialog displayed only the first character of a filename (introduced in 1645). (case=18595) 8030

Visual Assist Build 1645

requires software maintenance through 2008.07.10. (Release candidate.)

New Extract Method optionally places C/C++ implementation directly in the source file instead of the header file. (case=11206) 7120
New List Methods in File (Alt+M) shows regions. (case=808) 5763, 4697, 3872
New Alt+M filter allows substrings in any order and supports exclusion; e.g. foo bar -baz. (case=1002)5925, 4604, 4395
New Added option to suppress parameter display in Alt+M list. (case=3487) 5590
Fixed sporadic crash closing non-source files. (case=18307) 7966
Fixed Visual Studio 2008 crash when accessing a C# property with the same name as a Generic type; e.g. List<int> List { get {...} }. (case=17563)
Fixed intermittent blank member listboxes. (case=16348) 7568
Unicode user names and paths are supported. (case=6044) 7961, 7948, 7070, 6126, 5814
When running multiple instances of the same IDE, each instance maintains its own symbol database to address several reported concurrency issues. (case=12157) 7160
Goto (Alt+G) invoked from a header file opens the corresponding source file even if it does not belong to any project in the solution. (case=2943) 5426, 4568
Open Corresponding File (Alt+O) is smarter about identically named files in distinct directories. (case=16697) 7722
Fixed incorrect keyword expansion in VB.NET 2008. (case=17657)
The correct member list is offered when identical function names containing identical local variable names exist in different files. (case=15921) 7437
Correct member lists are shown when identically named nested classes are used; e.g. A::foo and B::foo. (case=1607) 6628, 4903
Fixed issue where typing a dot after a function invocation that returns an object reference would show a list that erroneously included members from the function's parameters in addition to the return type's members. (case=16790) 7745
Parameter info tooltips from VA and the IDE don't step on each other. (case=16970) 7978, 7807
Fixed truncated tooltips. (case=3551, case=10968) 7427, 7103, 5605
Alt+M filter recognizes parentheses as valid list filtering characters. (case=13749) 7288
Fixed timing issue in which typed characters intended to filter the Alt+M list were instead sent to the text editor. (case=8857) 7882, 6669
Improved parsing of Trolltech Qt library. (case=912) 4777
Corrected several instances in which a class name was colored as a variable. (case=2352, case=17359)6990, 6690, 5204
Cloned Find References results window matches the original window exactly, leaving hidden results hidden. (case=16901) 7780
VA's column indicator works properly regardless of the IDE's selection margin, indicator margin, and line number settings. (case=12157, case=16328) 7469
Changes to underlining options take place immediately. (case=18250) 7969

Visual Assist Build 1640

requires software maintenance through 2008.05.22. (General release.)

Fixed spurious coloring of string literals in VC6. (case=16454) 7565
Fixed Asian character display corruption in VC6. (case=16737) 7782
Fixed spurious coloring of Cyrillic fonts in plain text files. (case=16927) 7670

Visual Assist Build 1639

requires software maintenance through 2008.05.15. (Release candidate.)

Functions are colored correctly when first loading a solution containing Unicode characters. (case=16660)
Fixed stability issue affecting files containing certain Asian multi-byte characters in Visual Studio 2008 (introduced in 1638). (case=16659)

Visual Assist Build 1638

requires software maintenance through 2008.05.08. (Release candidate.)

Fixed Visual Studio 2008 crash when typing nonexistent symbol name in VA View | Symbols in Solution window. (case=16534) 7656
Visual Studio 2008 uses correct color for Highlight Current Line. (case=16057) 7432
Fixed spurious underlining of function calls following the return keyword. (case=16345) 7539
Correct characters are displayed when an incomplete font set is encountered (e.g., when Consolas Bold Italic is installed but Consolas Bold is not; fixes issue introduced in 1635.) (case=16412) 7612
Fixed VC6 selection margin painting issue (introduced in 1635.) (case=16303) 7560
Fixed selected text displaying with operator color in VC6 (introduced in 1635.) (case=16546) 7652, 7623

Visual Assist Build 1635

requires software maintenance through 2008.04.18. (Release candidate.)

Goto (Alt+G) menu widens to accommodate more text as needed. (case=5189) 7420, 7001, 6460
Pressing / to comment out code no longer replaces code with / when selection includes partial /**/ comment (case=15111) 7319
Improved italic font rendering. (case=16066)
Find References highlighting in text editor persists when navigating to off-screen locations. (case=3672)5629
Prefix increment and decrement operators (++foo, --foo) are colored as modified in Find References. (case=4986)
Nested anonymous structs and unions are parsed correctly. (case=4514) 7134, 7131, 6849, 6125, 6008
Parameter info tooltips for overloaded methods are syntax colored when navigating via the keyboard arrows. (case=3089) 5462
.xaml files appear in the recent files list in VA View. (case=14701) 7341
Vista-style borders may be disabled for VA X listboxes. (case=15898) 7418
Fixed incorrect XML comment completion. (case=15789)
GUIDs from uuids.h are parsed correctly. (case=2939) 5365
Fixed spurious listbox invocation. (case=409, case=16028) 6900, 3132
Removed "elseif" keyword from C++ reserved word list. (case=11499) 7081
Improved listbox and VA Snippet behavior for .asp/.aspx/.html/.js files.
Ansi/Wide macro stubs such as MessageBox and TextOut are colored as methods. (case=15379)
Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Template Project (ETP) files are listed in Open File in Solution dialog. (case=564) 3587
Fixed Find References coloring & clipping issues (introduced in 1632.) (case=15562, case=15881) 7428,7409

Visual Assist Build 1632

requires software maintenance through 2008.04.03. (Beta release.)

New Added context-sensitive help to VA X dialogs. Click ? or press F1 to get help. (case=8980)
New Visual Studio 2008-style transparent listboxes are available in all IDEs. Hold down Ctrl when listbox is displayed to activate. (case=10072) 7209, 6972
New Added option to include or exclude refactoring suggestions in listboxes; see Advanced | Refactoring | Include refactoring suggestions in listboxes. (case=10428) 5797, 7254
"return" takes precedence over "RETCODE" in suggestion lists. (case=11277) 7036
Fixed incompatibility with XNA Game Studio 2.0. (case=10703) 7064
Restored "put n spaces between method name and ()" option under Advanced | Corrections. (case=10995) 7304
Fixed a problem typing "else" on a line by itself. (case=8415)
Debugger tooltips display without flickering. (case=8817) 6647
Fixed hang when opening web site project in Visual Studio 2008. (case=10401)
Fixed intermittent crash when typing a VB Imports statement in Visual Studio 2008 on Windows Vista. (case=15154)
Ctrl+Tab document switching is handled properly in Visual Studio 2008. (case=10303) 7010
Visual Studio 2008 C++ include directories that contain double backslashes due to environment variable expansion are located and parsed correctly. (case=11261)
Highlight current line works properly in .js and .asp/.aspx files in Visual Studio 2008. (case=15384)
Visual Basic enumerations are parsed correctly. (case=12161)
Removed C-style comment and semicolon from Encapsulate Field in Visual Basic files. (case=11160, case=4475) 7107
Object methods called on boxed string literals in C# are parsed correctly. (case=8012) 6513
Subsequent rename operations issued from VA Outline target the correct symbol. (case=10502) 7039
MFC dispatch map is shown in VA Outline. (case=10514)
Tooltips are positioned correctly when VA Outline is undocked in VC6. (case=9976) 6946
VA Outline shows correct hierarchy for C++ classes containing friend methods without friend class declaration. (case=10740) 7072
.Net symbols are excluded from suggestion lists in unmanaged C++ solutions. (case=11391) 7148
Fixed Extract Method with for each loop in managed C++. (case=14864) 7348
Typing a dot after a C++ constructor invocation [ e.g. std::string("some text"). ] displays member list properly. (case=9876)
C++ using declarations (using namespace::identifier) are parsed correctly. (case=9436)
STL list<> and vector<> member lists appear correctly following a "using namespace std::list" or "using namespace std::vector" directive. (case=12345) 7226
Empty C++ preprocessor directives are ignored (fixes problem parsing Boost library). (case=10353)
Typedefs declared inside template classes are parsed correctly. (case=12098)
Improved parsing of STL iterator patterns (case=11842) 7136, 7202, 7212
Improved stability when parsing deep templates. (case=15454)
Fixed dereferenced iterators missing from Find References / Rename. (case=1702) 6451, 4978
Cloned Find References windows are not hidden behind the VC6 IDE. (case=10201) 7000, 7026
IDE warning message about writing to a read-only file is brought to the foreground during a rename operation if applicable. (case=8958)
#include paths are preserved when typing a slash with Repair Case disabled. (case=12025) 7200
C# generic methods are colored properly. (case=9300) 6801
Comments in tooltips and views use IDE comment color. (case=9363) 6904, 6808
Dialog edit controls are colored properly in Windows Vista. (case=9281)
Filenames displayed in lists and views are not syntax colored. (case=12556, case=12788)
Foreground text color is automatically changed if it matches the background color. (case=14268)
VA View Symbols in Solution list items are colored properly. (case=14899)
Quick Info and Parameter Tooltips invoked via the keyboard are colored properly. (case=3082) 5462
Goto (Alt+G) handles template class typedefs. (case=4249) 6168, 5774
Goto handles duplicate files better (as with VSS shared directories). (case=5567, case=7457) 6027, 6021
Listboxes are positioned such that they are not truncated at the right edge of the screen. (case=5178)
Listbox remains on the same side of a symbol (either above or below) when typing inside parentheses. (case=8998) 6672
Windows Vista visual styles are applied to listboxes. (case=9275)
Accepting a suggestion from a listbox properly replaces acronym text. (case=14290) 7316
Fixed disappearing listboxes in .js and .asax files. (case=1699, case=15295) 4843
Fixed bad icons appearing in suggestion lists. (case=14469)
#include directives listed in Find References results are displayed with question mark icons. (case=9592)6869
Esc key turns off Highlight All when Find References results window is undocked. (case=9364) 6803
Find References error messages may optionally be displayed in the status bar instead of a modal message box. (case=10226) 7038, 6997
Spelling errors in comments with XML tags are underlined. (case=9649) 6893
XML comment suggestion list opened with < functions properly. (case=12324) 7229
Suggestions are suppressed in comments and string literals. (case=10480) 5797, 7030, 7055
Change Signature does not cause some known symbols to become unknown. (case=10432) 6762
"Enable automatic Quick Info Tooltips" option is forced on when enabling "Display comments from source files when available" option in Advanced | Display. (case=10967)
Macros in [VA X install directory]\Misc\stdafx.h are parsed each time a project is opened. (case=284)
Surround with { indents properly when selection is made from bottom to top. (case=1521) 6792, 5961,5796, 5249
Long words (>64 chars) in comments are not underlined as mistyped. (case=3485) 5634, 5588
Improved Autosave performance. (case=9821) 6916, 5613
Open File in Solution grid lines are drawn correctly in Windows XP. (case=9948)
Forward-declared stable symbols are shown in italic. (case=399) 2263, 1934, 1912
Repair Case changes only those symbols that differ by case alone (similarly named symbols are not changed). (case=8723)
Corrected spacing around spell check replacements. (case=7768) 6471
Eliminated spurious suggestions. (case=12061) 6900
Source files residing in directories named p4win or p4v (or their descendants) are included when parsing. (case=11506) 7150
Missing VC6 toolbar icons have been restored (case=10126) 6980
Filtering toolbar shows the rightmost button correctly. (case=10623) 7044

Visual Assist Build 1626

requires software maintenance through 2008.01.17. (General release.)

Fixed random crash that would occur under heavy load. (case=10946)
Fixed random hang on certain systems in which Windows complex script support is installed (regression introduced in build 1624). (case=10679)
Fixed listbox and HCB problems parsing certain namespaces (case=9784) 6920, 7055, 7101, 7136
Tweaked conditions under which 'selection committed with any character not valid in a symbol' affects listboxes. (case=9823) 6900

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