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What's New in 7.8

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8 Releases

  • May 13, 2019 – Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.4
  • March 12, 2019 – Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.3
  • February 28, 2019 – Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.2
  • February 22, 2019 – Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.1
  • February 20, 2019 – Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8

Release Highlights

This release focuses on improving the quality in Visual Studio for Mac through bug fixes, performance improvements, and reliability improvements.

We also updated the version of NuGet to 4.8, .NET Core SDK to 2.1.504, and .NET Core Runtime 2.1.8

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8 (7.8.0.1624)

released February 20, 2019

Shell

  • We fixed an issue where custom key bindings for Remove Unused and Sort (Usings) don't work.
  • We fixed an issue where switching from the application and returning, does not focus on the editor correctly.
  • We fixed an issue where the cursor in editor window is lost when switching applications.
  • We fixed an issue where focusing out/into Visual Studio changes the default focused element on the UI.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac would fail to track file changes for files in certain folders.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac doesn't remember opened files.
  • We fixed an issue where the Toolbar selector for build configuration is disabled.
  • We fixed an issue where adding a new folder to a project does not allow instant renaming.
  • We fixed an issue where Start Debugging after Start without Debugging results in an exception for ASP.Net projects.
  • We fixed a performance issue with build output search.
  • The Run Item command on the Solution Explorer has been renamed to Run Project.
  • We fixed an issue where the welcome page is shown when loading a solution from finder.

.NET Core

  • We updated to .NET Core 2.1.8 to include a security update.
  • We fixed an issue where the create button doesn't create new project for .NET Core 3.0 preview 2.
  • We fixed an issue where .NET Core 3.0 can be selected in the New Project dialog when it is not supported.
  • We removed the VB.NET option from .NET Core projects.

ASP.NET Core

  • We fixed an issue where the Folder profile would be created with 'Default' configuration instead of 'Release'.

Web Tools

  • We fixed an issue where Publish to Azure creates a profile with the wrong name.
  • We fixed an issue where application arguments are not passed to the Azure Functions host.
  • We added the following additional Azure Functions templates
    • CosmosDB trigger
    • EventHub trigger
    • IoT Hub trigger
    • SendGrid trigger
    • ServiceBus Queue trigger
    • ServiceBus Topic trigger
  • We fixed an issue where it was not possible to publish to Azure API App instances.

Xamarin

  • We updated the Xamarin Test Cloud agent NuGet version.
  • We fixed an issue where the View Archives command would appear in .NET Core projects.

Xamarin.Forms

  • IntelliSense in Xamarin.Forms XAML files for FontFamily is now available.

Designers

  • We fixed an issue where the toolbox regressed Android designer usage.
  • We fixed an issue when attempting to drag and drop controls to iOS storyboards from the Tool Box after searching for controls does not work.

Xamarin.Android

  • We fixed an issue where the JDK notification was shown on the welcome page, even for non-Android projects.
  • We fixed an issue where launching Visual Studio for Mac without any Java installed shows 2 system prompts to install Java.
  • We fixed an issue where the Android resource update could occur at the same time as a build which could then cause build issues.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac would fail to upload APK to Acer Chromebook R11.
  • We fixed an issue where new Android apps have uppercase letters in the package name.
  • We fixed an issue where 'Your project is not referencing the 'Mono.Android.Version=v8.1' framework' when AndroidUseLatestPlatformSDK is true.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac does not recognize AndroidManifest in specific build configurations.
  • We fixed an issue where opening the Report A Problem dialog also displays 'Install JDK' dialog.
  • We fixed an issue where the Google Play SDK warning is shown even when publishing Ad-Hoc.

Xamarin.iOS

  • It is now possible to choose .pdf files for image assets that do not support vector images.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac erroneously indicates that a Xamarin.Mac property is unavailable.
  • We fixed an issue where it is not possible to choose devices for named colors in the asset catalog.
  • We fixed an issue where the iOS simulator is no longer brought to front when starting a debug session.
  • We fixed an issue where Native References not working in iOS library projects and appear to be ignored.
  • We fixed an issue where deleting a Native Reference does not delete the the file on disk.
  • We fixed an issue where the Debugger doesn't connect to a keyboard extension on any device.

Xamarin.Mac

  • We fixed an issue where .xib templates seem to need customObjectInstantitationMethod='direct' added.
  • We fixed an issue where it is not possible to change the target framework version for Xamarin.Mac full on re-opening project options.
  • We fixed an issue where the project options for a Mac build (classic) shows incorrect UI.

Code Editor

  • We fixed an issue where the code fix preview window is too small.
  • We fixed an issue where error squiggles were not up to date.
  • We fixed an issue where the editor would freeze while typing
  • We fixed an issue where Changing the tab would not allow you to search a file
  • We fixed an issue where Using statement indenting is incorrect.
  • We fixed an issue where Roslyn throws a fatal exception (System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException).
  • We fixed an issue where formatting of parameters across multiple lines is incorrect.
  • We fixed an issue where the constructor generator would cause Visual Studio for Mac to crash.
  • We fixed an issue where smart semicolon placement causes incorrect semicolon placement.
  • We fixed an issue where typing can be slow in large files when accessibility is enabled.
  • We fixed an issue where a fatal error can occur when trying to navigate inside the editor using VoiceOver.
  • We fixed an issue where the caret location in quick fix margin is incorrect.
  • We fixed a performance issue where indent correcting is taking up too much time on large files.
  • We fixed an issue where Intellisense soft-selection is confusing.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac can't open .targets files.
  • We fixed an issue where the display updates partially when commenting a collapsed method.
  • We fixed an issue where C# syntax highlight doesn't work for some of the keywords.
  • We fixed an issue where invoking some snippets from the toolbox in .cs files leads to poorly formatted code.
  • We fixed an issue where pressing Down to choose the closing tag completion in XAML IntelliSense closes the completion window.
  • We fixed an issue where the file 'redacted' could not be opened.
  • We fixed an issue where sometimes pasting fails in XAML files.
  • We fixed an issue where, when adding an attribute via Intellisense, it does not trim 'Attribute' from the name.
  • We fixed an issue where code suggestion does the wrong thing when ( is pressed after a stray arrow key.

NuGet

  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac crashes after 'Could not add packages' error.
  • We updated the version of NuGet to 4.8.
  • NuGet package diagnostic warnings are now shown in the Solution Explorer. Any diagnostics warnings will be rendered with a warning icon and the full text of the warning available as a tool tip.
  • We fixed a set of issues with NuGet:
    • problem while restoring NuGet packages which don't have stable version.
    • The VS4Mac bundle nuget version is too old: 4.3.1.
    • Referencing packages conditionally using variable does not work correctly.
    • Xamarin.Forms app with multi target framework library referenced fail to build.
    • Visual Studio Mac Csproj build not support Item contidion.
    • Support conditional NuGet PackageReferences in multi-targeting projects.
    • Show per-framework dependencies when multi-targeting.
    • VS cannot build F# dotnet core solution.
    • Nuget restore ignore build targets.
    • NuGet restores the wrong version of Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.

Debugger

  • We fixed an issue where the debugger would fail when running on an external console on Mojave.

Test Tools

  • We fixed an issue where xUnit Fact 'DisplayName' not shown in test explorer if the name has a period at the end.
  • We fixed an issue where the text editor unit test integration ('Unit test 'name' could not be loaded') would fail.
  • We fixed a performance issue where the 'Test Results' pane has bad performance when very large amounts of text are shown.
  • We fixed an issue where the unit test integration in the editor does not properly trigger test cases.
  • We fixed an issue that could cause xunit to fail to restore.

F#

  • We fixed an issue where open statements for F# must be manually added when pasting/writing code.
  • We fixed an issue where new F# projects shows IntelliSense errors.
  • We fixed an issue for F# projects where Visual Studio for Mac overwrites the project GUID to be lowercase instead of uppercase.

Project System

  • We fixed an issue where the copy & paste of a XAML file causes a disassociation between the .xaml and .xaml.cs files.
  • We fixed an issue where files are being added to ItemGroup.Compile(Remove) and this related issue - Error type of namespace not found.
  • We fixed an issue where an invalid C# file is created with a new library project.
  • We fixed an issue where it is not possible to create a culture specific .resx file through the 'New File .' menu in the Solutions Explorer context menu.

Assembly Browser

  • We fixed an issue where the Assembly Browser shows the wrong icon for properties.
  • We fixed an issue where System.DayOfWeek enum (Wednesday) does not appear to be assigned a value.

Accessibility

  • We fixed a number of accessibility issues in this release, including several VoiceOver issues in the Debugger and in creating iOS developer certificates, and Keyboard issues in the Android SDK Manager.

Other

  • We fixed an issue where unchecking the Organize Using > Place System directives first setting does not save.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac is not remembering settings.
  • We fixed an issue where Checking for updates can result in multiple prompts to sign in.

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.1.4

released February 22, 2019

  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac becomes unresponsive when selecting two column view.

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.2.1

released February 28, 2019

  • We fixed an issue where Debugger features sometimes don't work as expected with Unity.

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.3.2

released March 12, 2019

  • This release contains an updated 4.8 NuGet Client, which in turn closes a NuGet Client vulnerability.
  • We fixed an issue where Using Git to publish an existing project to a new remote repository was not working.
  • We fixed an issue where Git remote operations were failing in Visual Studio for Mac:.
  • We fixed an issue where Tooltips not being shown for F# solutions.
  • We fixed an issue where The Report a Problem dialog crashes Visual Studio for Mac when entering details.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac crashes while using Report a Problem if the debugger connection is lost.
  • We fixed an issue where Two sign in popup windows would show if you weren't signed in and tried to Report a Problem.
  • We fixed an issue causing warnings about missing icons to show up in the log files when using Report a Problem.
  • We fixed an issue preventing build messages from displaying in the Build Output window after building Docker Compose projects.

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac version 7.8.4.1

released May 13, 2019

  • This release fixes an issue where (Visual Studio for Mac 7.8.3 crashes after loading a second solution)[https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/509716/visual-studio-783-build2-crashes-after-loading-a-s.html].

Feedback

We would love to hear from you! You can report a problem through the Report a Problem option in the Visual Studio for Mac IDE, and track your feedback in the Developer Community portal. For suggesting new features you can use Suggest a Feature, these are also tracked in the Developer Community.

Blogs

Take advantage of the insights and recommendations available in the Developer Tools Blogs site to keep you up-to-date on all new releases and include deep dive posts on a broad range of features.

Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Release Notes History

You can view prior versions of Visual Studio 2017 for Mac release notes on the Release notes history page.

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What's New in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Releases

  • March 3, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.8
  • February 25, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.7
  • February 19, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.6
  • February 10, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.5
  • February 4, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.4
  • January 28, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.3
  • January 21, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.2
  • January 14, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.1
  • January 8, 2020 — Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Blog Posts

The Visual Studio Blog is the official source of product insight from the Visual Studio Engineering Team. You can find in-depth information about the Visual Studio 2019 for Mac releases in the following posts:

Release Highlights

  • This release adds support for .NET Core 3.1.100.
  • This release focuses on improving the overall experience using assistive technologies in Visual Studio for Mac.
  • This release brings additional features for .NET Core developers including:
    • Scaffolding support for ASP.NET Core projects.
    • The ability to develop and publish ASP.NET Core Blazor Server applications.
    • Editor refinement, including support for .razor files.
    • Pack support for creating NuGet packages from .NET Core library projects.

Known Issues

Refer to the Known Issues section.

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Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.8 (8.4.8.2)

released March 3, 2020

This service release fixes the following issues:

  • Templates are missing after updating Azure Functions templates and restarting Visual Studio for Mac.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.7 (8.4.7.17)

released February 25, 2020

Ada yang punya link download vray sketchup 8 full version for mac free. This service release addresses a number of additional accessibility issues and also fixes the following issues:

  • Report a problem dialog hidden when attaching a new file.
  • Cmd + . file search now has to be pressed twice.
  • Navigate to shortcut won't focus search text box.
  • Copy in a .resx file clears clipboard instead of copying.
  • Unable to copy/paste from Specflow .feature file.
  • Copy and paste from the old editor to the Xaml editor doesn't work.
  • launchSettings.json are changed on save.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.6 (8.4.6.36)

released February 19, 2020

This service release addresses a number of additional accessibility issues and also fixes the following issues:

  • Can't expand a list item in the Review Solution and Commit page after doing a Update Solution command.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.5 (8.4.5.19)

released February 10, 2020

This service release fixes the following issues:

  • MVC scaffolding doesn't include 'MVC Controller with views, using Entity Framework' scaffolder.
  • Scaffolding in a ASP.NET Core project uses LocalDB instead of Sqlite leading to PlatformNotFoundException.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.4 (8.4.4.91)

released February 4, 2020

This release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac brings a refreshed color palette, new icons, and updated warning and error status messages. Color contrast ratios for text and icons have been increased to improve clarity. Visual Studio for Mac also now fully suports macOS High Contrast Mode.

In addition to the visual changes, this release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac has made a number changes to increase overall accessibility of the IDE. These include:

  • Improvements to focus order and visibility when using VoiceOver in the debugger, NuGet Package Manager and project options dialog.
  • Areas previously inaccessible by keyboard navigation, such as the pin and eye icon, are now navigable by keyboard.
  • Enhanced feedback from VoiceOver for debugger status.
  • 'Project created' was not previously announced and now is.
  • Fixes to the NuGet Package Manager that allow keyboard access to the Browse, Installed, Update and Consolidate tabs.
  • VoiceOver now announces the selected version in the NuGet 'New version' dropdown.
  • VoiceOver now announces more information when using version control, the publish to Azure feature, and in a number of additional areas.
  • New PList editor source view implementation with improved keyboard navigation and VoiceOver support.

This service release also fixes the following issues:

  • We fixed an issue where .aspx files have no IntelliSense.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.3 (8.4.3.12)

released January 28, 2020

This service release fixes the following issues:

  • We fixed an issue where it is not possible to install Android material on macOS Catalina.
  • We added support for launchSettings.json to Worker projects.
  • We fixed an issue where the debug mode is browser when creating a Worker Service project instead of default.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.2 (8.4.2.59)

released January 21, 2020

This service release fixes the following issues:

  • We shipped the .NET Core January update (2.1.15 runtime and 3.1.101 SDK).
  • We fixed some additional accessibility issues with VoiceOver and keyboard navigation.
  • We fixed an issue where the Value Visualizer is always blank in 8.3.3 (Build 8).
  • We fixed an issue where inspecting nested variables in the hierarchy takes a long time.
  • We fixed an issue where Blazor debugging tool tips do not show any icons.
  • We fixed an issue where the Start Window shows when launching from Unity and can't be closed.
  • We fixed an issue where the 'Create' button doesn't work and .NET crashes.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac cannot create .NET Core 3.1 projects after installing .NET Core 3.1.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4.1 (8.4.1.2)

released January 14, 2020

This service release fixes the following issues:

  • We fixed an issue where the bottom toolbar in the Xamarin Designer is being cut off.
  • We addressed a high volume crash.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.4 (8.4.0.2657)

released January 8, 2020

New Features

Accessibility

We made a number of changes to improve the accessibility of Visual Studio for Mac in this release including:

  • Increasing contrast for text and icons throughout the IDE.
  • Improving keyboard navigation and shortcuts.
  • Refining focus order when navigating using assistive technologies.
  • Reducing the number of steps needed to move between certain elements on the Start Page while using VoiceOver.
  • The 'Pin button' on the Start Page can now be accessed with VoiceOver.
  • Improving VoiceOver dictation and navigation throughout the IDE in the following areas and more:
    • Recently used templates page
    • Font picker
    • Document view tabs
    • Global Search Results
    • Code editor
    • Code snippets
    • Updater
    • Version control
    • Project options
  • Mitigating keyboard traps in Xamarin designer property panels and made previously inaccessible areas in those property panels accessible.
  • Completely rewriting previously inaccessible IDE components to make them accessible.

Web and Azure

  • We added support for ASP.NET Core Scaffolding.
  • We added support for editing .razor files.
  • We added support for provisioning Azure SignalR Service for Blazor Server projects during publish to Azure App Service.
  • We added support to Pack .NET Standard library projects.

Editor

  • All files should now open in the new editor unless legacy editor is explicitly needed.
  • We fixed some performance leaks in the editor.
  • We updated to use the latest FSharp.CompilerService.
  • We improved support for .csx files.
  • We have added support for TypeScript 3.7, with new features like Optional Chaining and Nullish Coalescing.
  • Blazor support has improved IntelliSense and debugger integration.

Shell

  • We have added a native and fully accessible (keyboard and VoiceOver) property pad control from the Android designer to the shelland enabled it by default for all solution items.

Debugger

  • We have implemented native controls for the debugger tooltips, locals pad and watch pads, and the exception caught dialog which allowed for us to re-enable pinned watches in the editor.

Xamarin

  • XAML Hot Reload for Xamarin.Forms is now on by default and built-in to the IDE. To learn more about XAML Hot Reload, see the XAML Hot Reload documentation.
  • You can now create Android App Bundles when publishing your Android applications in Visual Studio. App Bundles provide users with with optimized APKs per their device specifications when downloading an app from the Google Play Store or various Android App Stores.
  • You can now use an AndroidX migration wizard to convert your existing Android application to AndroidX from the Android Support Library.
  • You are now provided a set of common issues when editing your layouts inside the Android designer.

Installer

  • The installer now supports dark theme.
  • The installer will now clean up older minor versions of .NET Core that were previously installed using the installer.
  • HAXM and AVD creation support have been removed from the installer. Creation of AVDs should be done using Visual Studio for Mac's device manager.
  • The installer, and Visual Studio for Mac, no longer supports macOS Sierra.

Bug Fixes

Shell and Tools

We fixed the following issues with the IDE:

  • We added notarization support for macOS Catalina.
  • Dialog locations are inconsistent.
  • The accounts Window is always on top, even when leaving Visual Studio for Mac.
  • The IDE opens in the wrong Desktop if the Start Window is dragged to a new desktop.
  • 'New' is cut off at the bottom in the Start Window in some languages.
  • If you choose not to sign in on first run, you'll continually get prompted through the first run experience.
  • Hitting return in a search field doesn't search.
  • Tab key to change between views seems to be broken.
  • Visual Studio Community lacks UTF-8 (no signature) format.
  • Preferences menu item does not open.
  • We fixed an issue where extension manager cannot be closed once opened.

Editor

We fixed the following issues with editing source code:

  • The IDE would re-default to 'case sensitive' search.
  • When creating a breakpoint, selected lines would not be auto-filled.
  • When copy/pasting a word-wrapped line, only the first line would be copied.
  • The emoji selector would not display.
  • Commenting commands does not work in .js/.ts files.
  • We fixed an issue where code formatting in .js/.ts files could delete user code unexpectedly.
  • The insert line command (shift+enter) would not work.
  • The 'Show quick info' and 'Focus Document' commands would not work.
  • We removed some obsolete refactorings.
  • We fixed an issue where font weight was being ignored.
  • More msbuild files (such as .props) are now syntax-highlighted.
  • We fixed an issue where editor commands sometimes stopped working when tabs were moved into separate windows.
  • We fixed an issue where files sometimes opened scrolled to the right.
  • We fixed an issue where some tooltips were missing from Find.
  • We fixed an issue where quick info tooltips were not displayed for some properties.
  • Blazor support received several fixes to productivity features such as Go To Defintion and debugger tooltips.
  • The IntelliSense completion list now responds properly to text zoom commands.

Web and Azure

We fixed the following issues with .NET Core support:

  • The Blazor template has been added to the New Project dialog.
  • Razor component and Worker Service templates added to New Item dialog.
  • Launch settings were previously generated with https but project doesn't support https.
  • When creating a new ASP.NET Core project the port number was not unique.
  • We improved ASP.NET Core project loading times, especially in projects with extensive File Nesting.
  • We fixed an issue where updating to 3.0 Azure Functions Templates in the Project Creation Wizard causes Azure Functions to disappear as an option.

We fixed the following issues with Azure Functions support:

  • Azure Functions was missing templates for AzureFunctionsVersion, v2.

Version Control

We fixed the following issues with Version Control:

  • Cancelling an SVN checkout can accidentally delete user files.

Project System

We fixed the following issues with Projects:

  • Manually adding DefaultTargets to csproj gets overridden when VS modifies the project.
  • Inconsistent naming for removal on files and projects.
  • Project context menu is missing 'Add Reference'.
  • Renaming a file in the solution pad does not re-apply nesting rules.
  • Change title of window from 'Edit References' to 'References'.
  • Project model reports wrong references for certain projects.
  • We fixed an issue where Define Constants would not be defined correctly when defined in imported projects.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac could get stuck in a loop saving a project that was under source control.
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Debugging

We fixed the following issues with Debugging:

  • We added a missing 'Debug All Tests' command.
  • Hovering over an expression may change the value of variables in the .NET Core debugger.
  • Opening the Exception Caught dialog makes the IDE hang.
  • We fixed an issue where pinning properties in debug doesn't work.

Xamarin

We fixed the following issues with the Xamarin support:

  • Visual Studio for Mac reporting iOS specific classes, methods and enums unavailable in iOS.
  • We improved an unhelpful error message when signing an archive for distribution.
  • We fixed an issue where document outlines in storyboards are empty.
  • We fixed an error where the Xamarin.Forms multiplatform templates would add files to disk, but not add them to the solution itself.
  • We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac was failing to upload Android archives to the Google Playstore with the message: 'API has been deprecated'.

Testing

We fixed the following issues with Testing:

  • 'Show Test Source Code' does nothing if you right click a test class name.
  • 'Run Test' does not run the test if a compile is required.
  • We fixed an issue where the debugger doesn't open a file on failure during test debugging.

Installer

We squashed a handful of behind-the-scenes bugs in the installer.

Updater

We fixed the following issues with the updater:

  • Progress indicator was empty after an unsuccessful download.
  • Updater does not wait for IDE to exit before installing updates.

Known Issues

  • After adding a new file using the Razor Component file template, the project may fail to build. The issue is caused by some unneeded elements in the project file (.csproj file), remove elements referencing the new file from the project file, and the project should build successfully.
  • When developing ASP.NET Core projects, if .NET Core SDK 3.1 Preview is installed, https connections may be refused. The browser may not launch, or when using docker, certificate errors are shown. To workaround this, run the following commands in the terminal; dotnet dev-certs https —clean and then dotnet dev-certs https —trust.
  • Pressing backspace does not delete a watch from the Watches pad.

Feedback

We would love to hear from you! You can report a problem through the Report a Problem option in Visual Studio for Mac IDE.You can track your feedback, including suggestions, in the Developer Community portal.

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