I'm a Mac-based .Net developer so over the years I've got into the habit of remapping certain common functions to a more 'Macish' set of keyboard shortcuts:
CUT: Ctrl + X => Alt + X
COPY: Ctrl + C => Alt + C
PASTE: Ctrl + V => Alt + V
SELECT ALL: Ctrol + A => Alt + A
SAVE: Ctrl + S => Alt + S
and so on.
with this fancy schmancy VS 2010 Premium edition we've just got we've got extra menus e.g.
Test
Data
whose menu accessor (accelerator?)shortcuts are Alt + S
and Alt + A
which take precedence over my user-defined shortcuts for SAVE
and SELECT ALL
.
Is there a way of disabling these accessors so my overrides will work?
Here's how to change the shortcut key for a Visual Studio menu, using the 'Test' menu as an example:
- Go to Tools, Customize.
- Click the Commands tab.
- Ensure the
Menu bar
option is selected, and that Menu Bar
is chosen for editing from the drop-down (this is the primary application menu bar).
- In the Controls section, click on the
Test
menu.
- Click on the Modify Selection ▼ button.
- Change the text for the
Name
property:
- Any letter prefixed with an '
&
' ampersand will act as the shortcut key.
- The ampersand is not required if you don't need to reach this menu with the keyboard.
- Press Enter to keep the setting.
'Modify Selection' for the Test menu
Isn't this something the fault of the Windows API, not Visual Studio? I think the Alt (and nothing else) keyboard shortcuts are directed through Windows API, so the OS will probably not let you do this; it'll select the menu with the respective mnemonic (underlined letter).
You could try using a custom keyboard layout that would swap the left ctrl and left alt keys, allowing you to use "ctrl-S" but it feels like command-S.
Good Luck!
go to tools -options - keyboard(you may have to choose show all option or something like that to be able to see this one) and you can change the shortcuts