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I set the File.Close command in Visual Studio 2008 to Ctrl+W, but when I press this key it simply says “(Ctrl+W) was pressed. Waiting for second key of chord.” in the status bar. If I press it again, “The key command (Ctrl+W, Ctrl+W) is not a recognized command.” is displayed.
If I actually assign (Ctrl+W, Ctrl+W) to the command, the file closes as expected. Which I guess is better than Ctrl+F4, but it's still annoying having to double-tap what is the normal "close tab" key command in almost every single application.
I remember fighting this with my last job using VS2010 but i eventually got it to work. New job, can't seem to get it working for VS2008 now :(
sab669
Posted 2015-06-02T12:37:27.813
Reputation: 779
Did you check for other shortcuts with Ctrl-W? – Daniel B – 2015-06-02T13:28:17.010
If there was another shortcut assigned Ctrl+W, then shouldn't that command fire off when I press it? Or does VS not de-assign that hotkey from the other command and then just gets confused when I press it and instead do nothing. But no, singular Ctrl+W doesn't seem to be assigned to anything. – sab669 – 2015-06-02T14:22:39.797
I meant shortcuts involving more than one combo, starting with Ctrl-W. – Daniel B – 2015-06-02T16:17:50.233
@DanielB So I'd have to go and clear everything that starts with Ctrl+W? Microsoft..... – sab669 – 2015-06-02T18:12:21.663