watch console output panel in visual studio while running a XNA game

Question

I'm a visual studio newbie, currently developing a game using VS 2010 express, C# and XNA 4.0 .

I'm trying to debug a little game I'm developing, using a Console.WriteLine call when a certain event occur. Unfortunately when I execute the program the visual studio layout changes and the output panel disappear until the program exits (so I can analyze the output only after the program ends).

I would like to know if it possible and how, to keep the output panel visible.

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 26 '11 at 10:59

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Whilst in Debug mode, simply show it again by going to View->Output

answered Oct 26 '11 at 10:59

Moo-Juice

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I can't find View->Output. Is view referred to the menu entry? – Heisenbug Oct 26 '11 at 11:24
When I hit F5 and am running, View is the 3rd menu along. Output is listed half way down. – Moo-Juice Oct 26 '11 at 11:25

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 10 '11 at 05:47

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2 things:

I output my debug stuff in xna4.0 with

System.Diagnostic.Debug.WriteLine("stuff");
To view output just go to View -> Output or Alt+2

edited Nov 10 '11 at 05:47

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answered Nov 10 '11 at 02:52

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as far as placing it permanently, have you tried drag and drop the output to the bottom dock? – Karis Nov 10 '11 at 02:56
I still see nothing in the Debug output window until the program stops. And I find the output under Debug=>Windows=>Output... – Joey Morgan Jul 06 '17 at 21:15

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 22 '13 at 06:45

If you found this question through a search and you do not see the Output Window under the "View" menu, it is most likely because you are viewing Visual C# 2010 under 'Basic Settings.' Under basic settings, you can find the output menu as follows:

Debug -> Windows -> Output

If you want to get out of basic settings, you can change as well:

Tools > Settings > Expert Settings

And then you will be able to access the Output Window as described in the other answers.

watch console output panel in visual studio while running a XNA game

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