{"id":856,"date":"2015-02-14T06:38:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T06:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wholetomato.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2019-05-03T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T21:28:17","slug":"visual-assist-build-2059-is-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-build-2059-is-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Assist build 2059 is available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Assist build 2059 introduces a set of commands that extend\/shrink the text selection.\u00c2\u00a0We implemented and tested numerous versions of the commands and settled on implementations we believe are rather\u00c2\u00a0clever. Our extend\/shrink commands, collectively called Smart Select, should\u00c2\u00a0be\u00c2\u00a0valuable\u00c2\u00a0to all users of Visual Assist, in all Microsoft IDEs.<\/p>\n<p>Four commands comprise Smart Select: Extend Block Selection, Shrink Block Selection, and non-block variants. The four commands install with default shortcuts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-build-2059-is-available\/smartselectmenu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?fit=527%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"527,101\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smartSelectMenu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?fit=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?fit=527%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?resize=527%2C101&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"smartSelectMenu\" width=\"527\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?w=527&amp;ssl=1 527w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?resize=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectmenu.png?resize=360%2C69&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the times you need\u00c2\u00a0to select a block of code, use\u00c2\u00a0Extend Block Selection (Alt+]) and let\u00c2\u00a0Visual Assist guess your intent. If it&#8217;s not right,\u00c2\u00a0use any of the commands to extend or shrink the initial block. The block variants change the selection by a lot; the non-block variants by a little.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-build-2059-is-available\/smartselectextendblock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?fit=477%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"477,124\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smartSelectExtendBlock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?fit=300%2C78&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?fit=477%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?resize=477%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"smartSelectExtendBlock\" width=\"477\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?w=477&amp;ssl=1 477w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?resize=300%2C78&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextendblock.png?resize=360%2C94&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, begin with Extend Selection (Shift+Alt+]) to select less code initially. Use successive commands to grow the selection by small increments. Visual Assist extends\u00c2\u00a0the selection in an efficient manner so you will likely need just a few key presses to select what you need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/visual-assist-build-2059-is-available\/smartselectextend\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?fit=440%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"440,124\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"smartSelectExtend\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?fit=300%2C85&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?fit=440%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?resize=440%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"smartSelectExtend\" width=\"440\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?resize=300%2C85&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stage.wholetomato.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/smartselectextend.png?resize=360%2C101&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although we have tested our implementations on a vast amount of code, let us know if you discover scenarios in which our implementations of extend\/shrink could be more clever.<\/p>\n<p>As for other improvements, Visual Assist build 2059 is smarter in\u00c2\u00a0its placement of methods it creates; you shouldn&#8217;t need to move code after\u00c2\u00a0Create Implementation or Move Implementation to Source File. The build also has the typical\u00c2\u00a0slew of minor enhancements, bug fixes, and performance upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.wholetomato.com\/default.asp?W560\">Smart Select<\/a>, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/wholetomato.com\/features\/whats-new.asp\">complete list of\u00c2\u00a0what&#8217;s new<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/wholetomato.com\/downloads\/getBuild.asp?2059\">download the installer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Assist build 2059 introduces a set of commands that extend\/shrink the text selection.\u00c2\u00a0We implemented and tested numerous versions of the commands and settled on implementations we believe are rather\u00c2\u00a0clever. 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