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The user interface has a context menu that can be used to apply actions to a specific project configuration.

 

 

 user-interface-context-menu

 

Build

A submenu is displayed.

 

 ContextMenu-Build

 

 Build this project configuration

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is built.

 

 Build all project configurations

 All project configurations for the project that was clicked on to display the context menu are built.

 

 Build all projects that have this configuration

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are built.

 

 Build this configuration of all projects that have this project name

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are is built if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on. (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Build all configurations of all projects that have this project name

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are built if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Build this configuration of all projects in this solution

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are built if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

 Build all configurations of all projects in this solution

 All project configurations are built if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

Rebuild

A submenu is displayed.

 

 ContextMenu-Rebuild

 

 Rebuild this project configuration

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is rebuilt.

 

 Rebuild all project configurations

 All project configurations for the project that was clicked on to display the context menu are rebuilt.

 

 Rebuild all projects that have this configuration

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are rebuilt.

 

 Rebuild this configuration of all projects that have this project name

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are is rebuilt if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on. (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Rebuild all configurations of all projects that have this project name

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are rebuilt if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Rebuild this configuration of all projects in this solution

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are rebuilt if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

 Rebuild all configurations of all projects in this solution

 All project configurations are rebuilt if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

Clean

A submenu is displayed.

 

 ContextMenu-Clean

 

 Clean this project configuration

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is cleaned.

 

 Clean all project configurations

 All project configurations for the project that was clicked on to display the context menu are cleaned.

 

 Clean all projects that have this configuration

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are cleaned.

 

 Clean this configuration of all projects that have this project name

 The project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are is cleaned if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on. (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Clean all configurations of all projects that have this project name

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are cleaned if they are in a project having the same project filename as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 (For example tabserv.vcxproj).

 

 Clean this configuration of all projects in this solution

 All projects that have the project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu are cleaned if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

 Clean all configurations of all projects in this solution

 All project configurations are cleaned if they are in the same solution as the project configuration that was clicked on.

 

Touch Source Files and Header Files

Touch all source files, resource files and header files in this project.

 

Select all project configurations

All project configurations for the project that was clicked on to display the context menu are selected.

 

Deselect all project configurations

All project configurations for the project that was clicked on to display the context menu are deselected.

 

Delete

A submenu is displayed.

 

 user-interface-context-menu-delete

 

 Delete > Build LogFile

 

 The build log file for this project configuration is deleted.

 

 Delete > Delete all project configuration Build Logfiles

 

 All build log files for all project configurations of this project are deleted.

 

Filter

A submenu is displayed.

 

 user-interface-context-menu-filter

 

 Filter > Filter this Configuration

 

 This project configuration is added to the list of filtered project configurations. You can edit this list in the settings dialog.

 

 Filter > Filter this Solution

 

 This project configuration is added to the list of filtered solutions. You can edit this list in the settings dialog.

 

 Filter > Filter this Project

 

 This project configuration is added to the list of filtered projects. You can edit this list in the settings dialog.

 

 Filter > Filter Errors and Warnings

 

 This project configuration is added to the list of filtered warnings and errors. You can edit this list in the settings dialog.

 

View Build Command Line...

A submenu is displayed.

 

 ContextMenu=ViewCommandLine

 

 View Build Command Line > Build...

 

 The build command line for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

 View Build Command Line > Rebuild...

 

 The rebuild command line for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

 View Build Command Line > Clean...

 

 The clean command line for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

View Build Logfile...

The build logfile for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

View Project Dependencies...

The project configuration dependencies for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

View Build Target...

The project configuration build target for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is displayed.

 

Run Build Target...

The project configuration dependencies for project configuration that was clicked on to display the context menu is executed.

 

Edit Solution...

The solution file that own this project is opened in Notepad.

 

Open Solution in Visual Studio...

The solution file that owns this project is opened in Visual Studio.

 

Open Solution Folder...

The directory that contains the solution file that owns this project is opened in Windows Explorer.

 

Edit Project...

The project file that owns this project configuration is opened in Notepad.

 

Open Project in Visual Studio...

The project file that owns this project configuration is opened in Visual Studio.

 

Open Project Folder...

The directory that contains the project file that owns this project configuration is opened in Windows Explorer.

 

Reload Project

The project is reloaded from the original Microsoft Project file (.vcxproj, .vcproj, .dsp as appropriate).