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What setting do I need to modify to make the current file more obvious in the VS 2013 Editor?


This is what I see in my current project:

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At first glance (to me, YMMV), none of these files really "stands out"; the featured file (no pun intended) is "FeatureAuthorizeAttribute" which is different from the others in that the font is bolded, HOWEVER I would like an even more immediately obvious visual c[l]ue of which is the current file.

What setting is needed to make the current file "pop" more?

UPDATE

I do have PPT (as recommended by Yann Duran (wasn't that the name of an 80s band?)) and, though I thought "Custom Document Well" was a typo, it's not). I have the settings as he suggested:

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...but the current tab still does not "jump out" at me; I reckon I'll have to live with identifying the bolded tab. I would really prefer an animated gif of a dancing duckbilled platypus or something, though (I'd settle for a bear, pig, or kitty-kat).


Solution

  • If you don't have the Productivity Power Tools for VS 2013 extension installed, I highly recommend that you download & install it.

    There are a number of productivity enhancements that it offers, including the ability to "Color tabs by project", or "Color tabs by regular expression". After you've installed the extension, these options are found by selecting:

    1. Tools
    2. Options
    3. Power Productivity Tools
    4. Custom Document Well

    Another possibility would be the Theme Editor extension that someone in Microsoft released.