Tools -&gt; Options -&gt; Environment -&gt; General -&gt; Color Theme

or you could try to use [Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Editor][1] , it has pre built themes too.


  [1]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MatthewJohnsonMSFT.VisualStudio2012ColorThemeEditor

**For Visual Studio 2015 and later versions**

Tools-&gt;Options-&gt;General-&gt;ColorTheme

Change theme and Press OK.

![Visual studio options window][1]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/573NE.png

Per the Android Documentation it states:

&gt; There is normally no need to subclass Application. In most situation,
&gt; static singletons can provide the same functionality in a more modular
&gt; way. If your singleton needs a global context (for example to register
&gt; broadcast receivers), the function to retrieve it can be given a
&gt; Context which internally uses `Context.getApplicationContext()` when
&gt; first constructing the singleton.

How do I go about creating a static singleton that has global context so that it survives the running activity changing in my app?  Is it enough to have a static context which references the getApplicationContext()?

Android Singleton with Global Context

I&#39;ve written a small Node.js app, using `connect`, that serves up a web page, then sends it regular updates.  It also accepts and logs user observations to a disk file.

It works fine as long as I am on localhost, but I can&#39;t get other computers on the same intranet to see it. I am using port 3000, but changing to port 8080 or 80 didn&#39;t help.

Here is the code I am using to set up the connection: 

```js
var io = require(&#39;socket.io&#39;),
  connect = require(&#39;connect&#39;);

var app = connect().use(connect.static(&#39;public&#39;)).listen(3000);
var chat_room = io.listen(app);
```

As stated above, I&#39;ve tried changing the port number to 8080 or to 80, and didn&#39;t see any difference, so I don&#39;t think that it is a firewall problem (but I could be wrong). I&#39;ve also thought about, after reading similar questions dealing with HTTP, to add 0.0.0.0 to the `listen()` method but it doesn&#39;t seem that `listen()` takes an IP mask parameter.


Node.js connect only works on localhost

I am finding it really hard to code using the **black theme** given in the `visual studio 2012` IDE. Is there anyway i could get back the older grey theme or is there anyway i could make it look a bit more whiter ?

Microsoft Visual Studio Change Default Theme

<p>I am finding it really hard to code using the <strong>black theme</strong> given in the <code>visual studio 2012</code> IDE. Is there anyway i could get back the older grey theme or is there anyway i could make it look a bit more whiter ?</p>


In Visual Studio, if I have a code file open, I can press &lt;kbd&gt;CTRL&lt;/kbd&gt; + &lt;kbd&gt;M&lt;/kbd&gt; or &lt;kbd&gt;CTRL&lt;/kbd&gt; + &lt;kbd&gt;M&lt;/kbd&gt; + &lt;kbd&gt;O&lt;/kbd&gt; to collapse all code blocks, regions, namespaces, etc.

How to I do the opposite and expand everything?

I have Googled this, but cannot seem to find a shortcut that works!

Visual Studio Expand/Collapse keyboard shortcuts

I maintain a large WPF application which I inherited from another developer. I use ClickOnce to publish it. Suddenly, today I got an error message:
Error	2	Cannot publish because a project failed to build.		1	1	
Error	3	An error occurred while signing: Failed to sign bin\Debug\app.publish\\setup.exe. SignTool Error: No certificates were found that met all the given criteria.	

I do have a file called SomeName.snk, which is referred in project settings, Signing tab. I have no idea what happened today that caused the problem.
I use VS 2012.


An error occurred while signing

I want to use SSIS /BIDS project in Visual Studio 2012. 

I have both Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 installed along with Microsoft SQL 
Server 2012. 

VS 2010 was installed first followed by MS SQL 2012 which got me BIDS integrated with VS 2010. 

However I cannot seem to find any help on integrating BIDS with VS 2012.

I came across few question on SO related to this topic but all of them had integration with 2010 and not 2012. 

I know that with MS SQL 2012 I get a SQL Server Data Tool. Does this mean that Visual Studio 2012 and BIDS cannot be integrated ?



**Solution 2012:**

I had to update the solution here since one of the answers I received partially solved the issue. The [Answer][1] provided by did solve the issue @user2141936 but I kept on getting an BlockMixedArchitectureInstall error while updating an existing instance.

It worked without  with creating a new instance!!


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15258988/314763

**Side Note** :
Installing the update broken my publishing database project onto 2012 server. You need to download and install a DACFramework patch for it.

**Solution 2013:** 

download and install http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42313

Using SSIS BIDS with Visual Studio 2012 / 2013

Is it possible to let Visual Studio 2012 open the new files to the right instead of to the far left of the open files?


Let Visual Studio 2012 / 2013 open files to the right instead of to the left

I just try to view the result after XAML code in Designer. However, it&#39;s hard to recognize the black letters when I use a dark theme in vs2012.

My question is how to change designer background to white color without modifying the dark theme.
Seems to change several options in tools?

Thanks

----
**Please skim over all the answers**. All have different approaches and it may be that the later ones will suit your needs better.

How to change background color of XAML designer in vs2012?

Is there any way to `find and replace text string automatically in all folder&#39;s files`?


Sublime text 2 - find and replace globally ( all files and in all directories )

the programming class I am currently taking uses Visual C++ 2008, and to work from home, we have the option of getting the express edition. I can&#39;t find the download link anywhere on the website, and the Microsoft support was absolutely no help. I also looked into just using Visual C++ 2010 but I heard there isn&#39;t much of a chance for compatability to work. If anyone has information on where I can get the Visual Studio 2008 express ISO or the C++ 2008 express download seperately, then let me know.

Visual C++ 2008 Express Download Link Dead?

How can I delete (and not simply close) a project in PHPStorm?

How to remove a project (from the workspace) in PHPStorm?

I wondered if any of you knew of a tool that would allow me to select a line in my code and then view a list view of the history of that line on a commit-by-commit basis.

Does anyone know of such a tool?

Line history viewer - Git

How can I jump to the next breakpoint in IntelliJ, as I can in Visual Studio by pressing &lt;kbd&gt;F5&lt;/kbd&gt;? 


How to jump to next break point in IntelliJ?

In many apps (Calendar, Drive, Play Store) when you tap a button and enter a new activity, the icon in the title bar turns into a back button, but for the app I am making, it doesn&#39;t do that. How do I make that icon take you back to the previous screen?

Android - Back button in the title bar

I created a new application in Eclipse, targeted to Jelly Bean. This is all automatically created code. The manifest sets the application theme to AppName:

	&lt;application
        android:allowBackup=&quot;true&quot;
        android:icon=&quot;@drawable/ic_launcher&quot;
        android:label=&quot;@string/app_name&quot;
        android:theme=&quot;@style/AppTheme&quot; &gt;
        . . . 
        
which translates to AppBaseTheme for styles in the values dir:

    &lt;resources xmlns:android=&quot;http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android&quot;&gt;

        &lt;!--
            Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
            by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
        --&gt;
        &lt;style name=&quot;AppBaseTheme&quot; parent=&quot;android:Theme.Light&quot;&gt;
            &lt;!--
                Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
                res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
                backward-compatibility can go here.
            --&gt;
        &lt;/style&gt;

        &lt;!-- Application theme. --&gt;
        &lt;style name=&quot;AppTheme&quot; parent=&quot;AppBaseTheme&quot;&gt;
            &lt;!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. --&gt;
        &lt;/style&gt;

    &lt;/resources&gt;

And values-v14/styles.xml is:

    &lt;resources&gt;

        &lt;!--
            Base application theme for API 14+. This theme completely replaces
            AppBaseTheme from BOTH res/values/styles.xml and
            res/values-v11/styles.xml on API 14+ devices.
        --&gt;
        &lt;style name=&quot;AppBaseTheme&quot; parent=&quot;android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar&quot;&gt;
            &lt;!-- API 14 theme customizations can go here. --&gt;
        &lt;/style&gt;

    &lt;/resources&gt;

I then created a confirmation dialog box before quiting:

		case R.id.menu_quit:
			new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
			.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert)
			.setTitle(R.string.confirm_title)
			.setMessage(R.string.confirm_text)
			.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
				@Override
				public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
			        finish();    
				}

And the resulting dialog box is:

![resulting dialog box][1]

Why is the ic_dialog_icon so light? It is barely visible. I am using all defaults, I did not modify the theme or any colors, Shouldn&#39;t the system pick an icon wiht more contrast to its background? How can I fix it?

**Edit with fix**  
Following Tomik info I read the documentation for **android.R.attr.alertDialogIcon** and made this fix ( replaced **setIcon()** with **setIconAttribute()** )

			new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
			.setIconAttribute(android.R.attr.alertDialogIcon)
			.setTitle(R.string.confirm_title)
			.setMessage(R.string.confirm_text)
			.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {

Now the dialog looks like this:

![enter image description here][2]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Zt9hp.png
  [2]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/1kkxy.png

Android Dialog theme makes icon too light

I have just installed Android Studio in my Window 7 64bit.  
When I launch the application the background of the screen where we write the code is white.  
I would prefer black or any other color.  
I am not sure whether we can change the color/theme OR add more themes.

How to change or add theme to Android Studio?

How can I change MySQL Workbench settings so that it uses a dark theme?

MySQL Workbench Dark Theme

i know there is a way to change the app default theme on button click. Blackmart developers have done it. I’ve already searched Google like 1000 pages but i found just this (not working)

    getApplication().setTheme(Theme.Holo)

As i already created a new style in res/values/styles.xml is there any other way to dynamically change it? Even rebooting the application?

Content Type	Original Author	Original Content on Stackoverflow
Question	Sharon Watinsan	View Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - Visual Studio-2012	mdcuesta	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 2 - Visual Studio-2012	Vamsi Katakam	View Answer on Stackoverflow

Microsoft Visual Studio Change Default Theme

Visual Studio-2012 Problem Overview

Visual Studio-2012 Solutions

Solution 1 - Visual Studio-2012

Solution 2 - Visual Studio-2012

Node.js connect only works on localhost

Android Singleton with Global Context

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