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[quote][i]Originally posted by foxmuldr[/i]
[br]I have asked Microsoft to fix their Registers window since VS 2012, and they will not.  I've tried on their Feature Suggest multiple times.

The Registers window is completely broken since VS 2012.  VS 2010 and before worked nicely, had an aligned register window.  It was predictable, usable.  In VS 2012 and later it shifts around from time to time.  Seemingly at random.  When you resize the window it moves things around and shifts around differently.  It's unusable.

Is there any way Whole Tomato could add to VAX a new [b][u]VA Registers[/u][/b] window to work like the ones did in VS 2010 and before?  I searched the Visual Studio extension manager for "Registers" and nothing pops up.  I searched Microsoft's Visual Studio feedback portal for other register window requests and a few popped up, but none of them are being acted on, and some of them are for VS 2019.

[img]https://forums.wholetomato.com/forum/uploaded/foxmuldr/202482521059_vs_2022__registers_window.png[/img]

In this example, we see register windows of similar width (I base it on the FPU registers, and the maximum default display of "ST0 = +0.0000000000000000e+0000").

In VS 2012 and later, it looks like the Visual Studio 2022 version ... chaotic.
In VS 2010 and prior, it looks like the Visual Studio 2008 version ... organized.

Could you please create a simple VAX window which would display the registers?

-- 
Rick C. Hodgin

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foxmuldr	Posted - Aug 25 2024 : 9:07:08 PM I have asked Microsoft to fix their Registers window since VS 2012, and they will not. I've tried on their Feature Suggest multiple times. The Registers window is completely broken since VS 2012. VS 2010 and before worked nicely, had an aligned register window. It was predictable, usable. In VS 2012 and later it shifts around from time to time. Seemingly at random. When you resize the window it moves things around and shifts around differently. It's unusable. Is there any way Whole Tomato could add to VAX a new VA Registers window to work like the ones did in VS 2010 and before? I searched the Visual Studio extension manager for "Registers" and nothing pops up. I searched Microsoft's Visual Studio feedback portal for other register window requests and a few popped up, but none of them are being acted on, and some of them are for VS 2019. In this example, we see register windows of similar width (I base it on the FPU registers, and the maximum default display of "ST0 = +0.0000000000000000e+0000"). In VS 2012 and later, it looks like the Visual Studio 2022 version ... chaotic. In VS 2010 and prior, it looks like the Visual Studio 2008 version ... organized. Could you please create a simple VAX window which would display the registers? -- Rick C. Hodgin
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feline	Posted - Aug 27 2024 : 10:03:08 AM This makes sense, but for something that seems quite user specific, its not something we are likely to add to VA. It isn't going to help enough of our users, unfortunately.
foxmuldr	Posted - Aug 26 2024 : 10:07:08 AM From my second paragraph, original post: "When you resize the window it moves things around and shifts around differently. It's unusable." Even when you resize it doesn't align. The EAX will be to the left, and every other register is indented. And they periodically jump around based on I don't know what. Not many people do assembly programming I'm guessing, so it's a low priority for Microsoft. But, when you do assembly programming (which I do considerably) it's beyond annoying. -- Rick C. Hodgin
feline	Posted - Aug 26 2024 : 08:35:38 AM At the risk of asking a stupid question, have you tried resizing the registers window? Your VS2022 screen shot looks exactly like a word wrapped window. I have opened the registers window in VS2022 17.11.1 and after a bit of resizing horizontally, have a fairly orderly vertical list.

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