If there is a URL in a source file comment, I can "CTRL + click to follow link." However, when I do this, the link opens inside Visual Studio. How can I make it open in my web browser--in my case, Google Chrome?
6 Answers
I could not find a setting for this so I wrote a simple macro that you can use. You can bind this to a key-combo like all macros. This will get the job done until we get a better answer.
Sub OpenURLInChrome()
'copy to end of line
DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.EndOfLine(True)
'set var
Dim url As String = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text
'launch chrome with url
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start( _
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData) _
+ "\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe", url)
End Sub
Just put your cursor in front of the url and run the macro...
2019 Update: All the answers are old. There's now a native way to do this in options in VS2019 Community:
This works for me. I changed the default browser in Windows.
or direct link to settings: ms-settings:defaultapps
In VS2008 , just right click on the link and select "Open link in external window". You have to select Chrome as your default browser.
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