People. Paper. Electrons | Visual Studio: Show active file in solution explorer:


There is actually a setting in Visual Studio that does this automatically.

Tools โ€“ Options โ€“ Projects and Solutions โ€“ Track Active Item in Solution Explorer


That works, but it's awfully Solution Explorer spammy.  I've installed the "Collapse Selection in Solution Explorer" add-on already just to combat my own spam...  we'll see, I guess.

Update 20150730: This function is in VS 2012+ by default, as advertised.

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