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ReSharper 7.0 added support for Visual Studio 2012's preview tab. ReSharper 7.1 took it away. This plugin brings it all back.
Visual Studio 2012's preview tab is a reusable editor tab. Single-clicking files in solution explorer open in the preview tab, replacing what was already there. Editing the file automatically promotes it to a normal editor tab, keeping the file open.
This is a very useful feature for browsing code, since you can navigate through lots of files without cluttering your currently open set, allowing you to concentrate on the code you're editing, rather than getting lost in a sea of unrelated files.
ReSharper 7.0 supported the preview tab. All navigation (ctrl-click, go to type/file/symbol, find usages, etc) would open the file in the preview tab. Perfect.
ReSharper 7.1 removed the support. For various reasons (see below if you're interested). The upshot is that ReSharper 7.1 no longer uses the preview tab. Some (i.e. me) view this as a backwards step.
Fortunately, this plugin adds the support back in. Simply install it and now, whenever ReSharper needs to open a file, it will open it in the preview tab. So all navigation again goes straight to the preview tab. Happy days.
If you wish to just install a copy of the plugins without building yourself:
- Download the latest zip file: resharper-preview-tab.1.0.zip
- Extract everything
- Run Install-PreviewTab.7.1.bat file
See the Release-Notes for more details.