Is there an easy way to bind a DataTip in Visual Studio 2010

Question

Sometimes DataTip binding in Visual Studio 2010 is not very simple with the mouse, for example:

If the DataTip is very long (as shown above), it can be quite difficult to move the mouse cursor from the variable to the pin icon. Sometimes a DataTip disappears as soon as the mouse moves outside the DataTip area.

Is there an easy way to bind DataTips, for example. keyboard shortcut?

Answer 1

(In addition to Werolik's answer)

It seems that the default keyboard shortcut for DataTip keys is not assigned. But you can define a custom shortcut:

• go to Tools → Configure ... → Keyboard ...
• search for commands containing PinToSource
• set custom keyboard shortcut

Answer 2

You can use the context menu. Just click on a variable to display it, and then select "Pin to source".