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  1. Some organizations have Carbon Black to monitor and block unauthorized code execution. I had previously whitelisted the intermediate directories for LinqPad, but the newest version uses different directories so everything needed to be whitelisted again. The people who configure these monitors aren't always the brightest or most responsive to requests, so it would be best to keep the paths consistent, so they don't need to be reconfigured for each future version.

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  2. We should have a way to customize or change these shortcuts. If that is difficult, could it be switched to Ctrl+MouseUp or Ctrl+Click?

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  3. How to reproduce: New query, C# Program. Below Main() create a new class public class test. After the open {, type prop <tab>. You will see public int MyProperty { get; set; } as expected. Go the the end of the line and press return. On the new line, type prop <tab>. You will see PropertyAttributes in error. As a test, Visual Studio 2022 performs correctly. This shortcut is very helpful when adding many properties to a class.

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  4. When i type Util.GetPassword(" and press Ctrl+Space it would be great to show all the available entry names in Password Manager.
    It would be a very nice QoL feature similar to the @"path" case.

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  5. Shelving tabs is such a great feature that I now take it for granted in things like Notepad++, Redgate SQL Prompt, and of course LINQpad 6+. It would be fantastic to backport that feature in LINQPad 5 for the many of us stuck on .NET Framework for one reason or another.

    I understand LINQPad 5 can't get all the latest and greatest, but I would consider this a foundational feature for a scratch pad-type app where you want to get in, test some code, and get out quickly without wasting time thinking about files.

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  6. I defined a class that contains a Uri as a property (see below)

    When I Dump() a list of objects of this class, the Uri is clickable and the browser directly runs the internet browser and directs it to the desired site. When I Dump() an individual object, the link is shown as a string and not clickable. I would like to have it vclickable as well.
    Sample property definition code:

    public Uri? ProjectItemLink
    {
        get
        {
            Uri? result = null;
    
            if (_project != null)
            {
                result = new Uri( _project.Server + "/" + _project.Command + "/" + Key );
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  7. When I open a script file on a different machine (synchronizing the LINQPad Query folder using OneDrive), and the other machine does not have the same database servers and connections available, I need to push a lot of error dialog screens away (I use Npgsql tot connect tot PostgreSQL databases). It would be wonderful if an elegant way of letting know the connection could not be established was created, like colorizing the connection toolbar button. I guess this issue relates to 'Disable automatic server connection', however on the primary development machine I do want the connection to populate.

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  8. The minimap provides an overview of the entire file, allowing you to quickly navigate and understand the structure of the code by giving a compressed representation of the document. This feature is particularly useful for large files, as it helps to see the overall layout and quickly jump to different sections of the code.
    Visual Studio Code has this feature.

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  9. It would be great if the following extension methods could be built-in to LINQPad. Currently I have them in my personal extensions, but it prevents me from sharing LINQPad scripts with colleagues without adding them directly into the scripts before sending them.

    Thanks for the amazing product!!

    public static async Task<T> DumpAsync<T>(this Task<T> task) => (await task).Dump();
    public static async Task<T> DumpAsync<T>(this Task<T> task, string description) => (await task).Dump(description);
    public static async Task<T> DumpAsync<T>(this Task<T> task, int depth) => (await task).Dump(depth);
    public static async Task<T> DumpAsync<T>(this Task<T> task, string description, int depth) => (await task).Dump(description, depth);
    
    public static async Task<T>
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  10. I would like to have my "display colums in alphabetical order back" in the right button quick menu. Now it is only possible for the whole connection, which is frankly a pain... Is this an unintended regression, or are other limitations at play ?

    Anyway, keep up the great work,
    cheers Bart

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  11. VB.Net editor - Allow the line continuation to allow the AndAlso \ OrElse to start on the next line.

    I like to start on a new line when entering a new condition in my where statements and it would be nice if we could put the And\Or statements at the first of the line...

    Where x=1
    AndAlso y=3

    instead of:

    Where x=1 AndAlso
    y=3

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  12. I’m aware that there is a suggestions to create an EXE, but in leu of that feature. Can we get the ability to pass a command line argument to Linqpad.exe have it run and only show the results window. If any of the nuget packages or linked files are not found, throw an error message.

    I'm assuming this would not be a hard lift since there is a second window option already, which is essentially what I’m asking for minus toolbar. I think this could also open the door to someone to package everything into an Exe, maybe a manifest…

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  14. With the evolution of .NET to support cross-platform development, enabling developers to build and run applications across Windows, Linux, and macOS, I believe now is an opportune time to consider developing a version of LINQPad for macOS.

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  15. Conversations with AI Assistant can be very useful. I want to save the whole conversation as Markdown file which is a native format of Assistant's responses. Copying individual sections is tedious, would be good to have a button to save all conversation in default location with suggested file name.

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  16. When I start LINQPad, I see a warning about assembly load times, suggesting that virus scanners are usually to blame.
    This is a great feature that reveals otherwise hidden performance pitfalls. I would suggest that the message continue with one or two sentences about possible resolutions.
    For example, virus scanners often allow a directory to be excluded from real-time scanning. Which directories might be added to improve assembly load times?
    The software might also suggest searching online for higher-performance virus scanners, without recommending any in particular.

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  17. i have a lot of scripts... it would be nice to make the file history tab longer.... maybe 30?

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  18. it actually increments number of sql windows.
    context menu - close all does work but when i click on x to close single window - it increments the number
    linqpad version: 8.2.4

    Host runtime version: 8.0.3
    Default query runtime version: 8.0.3
    Default query reference assembly version: 8.0.3
    Roslyn Version: 4.8.0-7.23558.1
    FSharp.Compiler.Service version: 43.8.101.0
    NuGet client version: 6.7.1.1
    Windows DevDrive Status: Unavailable
    Results rendering engine: Edge Chromium Engine 123.0.2420.65 (WebView2)

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  19. It would be great to add "#load" functionality to LINQPad 5 , which is currently only available in LINQPad 6 and later versions.

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  20. I have gotten used to my code editors having automatic code formatting via prettier and csharpier in VSCode, Visual Studio, and Rider. When I use linqpad, I find myself spending a bunch of time formatting code to make it easier to read. I would love to be able to enable csharpier to run on save in linqpad.

    They have a public API which is documented here: https://csharpier.com/docs/API

    Thanks for making my favorite tool LINQPad! 🧡

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