Does VS2012 return to the normal TFS Validation window?

Question

VS2012 seems to remove the popup window for TFS checks that was in VS2010. Now it seems to grab the command explorer tab in the sidebar and bury important things - for example, which files I changed. Is there a way to return to the regular popup for registering with VS2012?

Answer 1

Another method is to use Powerivity Tools . This extension adds Windows shell integration, so you can execute most of your TFS commands directly from Windows without even opening Visual Studio. Power Tools uses old-style windows when used from a Windows shell.

Answer 2

For me, the best solution is based on iSid's answer: add an external tool that produces an old dialog. You can do this from Visual Studio: TOOLS → External Tools ... → Add with the following values:

Title: Checkin (or any name that should appear on the menu)
Command: C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0 \ Common7 \ IDE \ TF.exe (this is the default VS installation location for Windows x64)
Arguments: checkin
Start Directory: $ (SolutionDir)

Here is a screenshot:


You can call from TOOLS → Checkin (or even assign a key combination for Tools.ExternalCommand *, as described here ) and enjoy the old goodies with the new style:


Please note that this will not work if the solution does not open due to the $(SolutionDir) variable. To get around this, you can hardcode the path to your workspace.

Alternatively, tf.exe can be called with the "shelve" argument, which displays the old-style shelving dialog.

Answer 3

Use the tf checkin command from the Visual Studio command prompt and you will get the same old check window.

Answer 4

While the Pending Changes window is merged into Team Explorer , Solution Explorer allows you to filter what is pending. In addition, the Open Files filter can be applied. When the Pending Changes filter is applied, all or some of the files can be selected and right-clicked, and then it is possible to perform a check. This command is directly related to the Team Explorer in Pending Changes view. See below...

Answer 5

I think the simplest solution is to simply connect the Team Explorer tab as tabs (using the context menu). Thus, this will be equivalent to a popup dialog.