I see the different coloured squares showing on the vertical scroll bar within VS2012. I have been programming for quite a long time and still have no idea what they do or where I can find a reference as to what each colour is supposed to indicate.
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Some indicate recent code change some indicate added code some indicate errors and so on – csharpwinphonexaml Apr 09 '14 at 15:30
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Is there an online reference with details of the squares. I have tried searching before but turned up nothing. – connersz Apr 09 '14 at 15:31
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1See if this question answers your question http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6953452/what-are-the-little-coloured-bits-on-my-vertical-scroll-bar-in-visual-studio-201 – Mark Hall Apr 09 '14 at 15:31
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Are you using ReSharper or another code-cop type util? They usually indicate your code is not formatted/named to the "standard" spec that is configured. I would think you would be able to mouse over them and see a tooltip. – TyCobb Apr 09 '14 at 15:31
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These ones? http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/109611/Color-Indicator-for-Code-Changes-Track-Changes-in – ChrisO Apr 09 '14 at 15:59
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Here you can find the answer of all the colors:
Details on the scrollbar here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudiouk/archive/2013/08/13/visual-studio-2013-enhanced-scrollbar.aspx

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