August 8, 2013 at 2:52 pm
... after almost 15 years of using SQL Server
As great as SQL Server is ... this is yet another reason I am switching to the LAMP stack.
Aside: Anyone remember [ctrl-B]? Used to let you grab the splitter bar between the query window and the result pane instead of having to play air hockey with your mouse to grab the (nearly) invisible line to adjust the height (occurs to me that I should write a plug-in for that rather than just whine).
No MDI: There is (another) rant here: http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/713996/ssms-2012-bring-back-mdi-environment
This is apparently the/a response by M$
"Posted by Microsoft on 12/15/2011 at 10:26 PM
Got it.
We lost this feature when SSMS moved to the VS2010 shell. Apparently, getting MDI back has been a strong ask on VS as well. See: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/576371/put-mdi-back-asap
Unfortunately, this is not something SSMS can fix on it's own until this feature comes back into the shell (which the VS team is looking at in their next release).
I'm closing this bugs as external for now. Meanwhile, have you tried the MDI tabbed group feature? Right click on a tab, and choose to create a horizontal or vertical tab group. More info here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc165830.aspx"
August 8, 2013 at 3:58 pm
jkelly (8/8/2013)
Aside: Anyone remember [ctrl-B]? Used to let you grab the splitter bar between the query window and the result pane instead of having to play air hockey with your mouse to grab the (nearly) invisible line to adjust the height (occurs to me that I should write a plug-in for that rather than just whine).
No, I've never used that key. About the first thing when I get on a new SSMS is to go to Tools->Options->Query Results and change the setting to "Display Results in a separate tab" and the associated setting "Switch to results tab after the query executes". With setting, I don't see the line you are talking about. At all.
[font="Times New Roman"]Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, www.sommarskog.se[/font]
August 9, 2013 at 11:45 am
Thanks Erland.
Personally I prefer to have the results show up in the same pane as execution - one less step/keystroke to get my answer. Starting with the SSMS/VS integration in (2005/2008) the [ctrl-b] switch ceased working even if one switched the keyboard layout to '2000' via Tools/Options/Environment/keyboard.
My biggest gripe is that 'grep' and 'awk' still work but in the M$ world they continually remove behavior/features that many use.
M$ tools, while often great and powerful, are so full of bloat as it is - removing a piece of functionality like a keystroke shortcut cannot be excused by saying that it is seldom used.
Guess i'll be working on that plug-in this weekend ... or maybe just refreshing my linux knowledge ...
August 9, 2013 at 1:45 pm
jkelly (8/9/2013)
M$ tools, while often great and powerful, are so full of bloat as it is - removing a piece of functionality like a keystroke shortcut cannot be excused by saying that it is seldom used.
You mean like the Start button?
Yes, I'm not particular fond of Microsoft insistence of changing their interfaces now and then without maintaining compatibility. I still feel uncomfortable with the ribbon in Word.
[font="Times New Roman"]Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, www.sommarskog.se[/font]
August 9, 2013 at 3:06 pm
Freaking beautiful! You made my day!.
Have a good one.
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