Collapse Solution

Collapses every item in the Solution Explorer tool window at the solution or project level. Every expanded node - including items in nested Solution Folders, References, and Properties folders - will be collapsed.

This extension works for all projects types including C#, VB, Silverlight, and Setup and Deployment.

You can select the solution, a single project, or multiple projects node in Solution Explorer and the context menu will have a “Collapse Solution [Project] [Projects]" command.

Alternative you can click the “Collapse Solution” button in the Solution Explorer tool bar (the row of commands across the top of solution explorer). All the solution items will be collapsed. Note that you don’t have to select any of the nodes first.

The Solution Explorer tool bar commands maps to the hot key combination of “"Ctrl+Shift+Q”.

All feedback and reviews are welcome.

Source code is available on CodePlex.

Version History:

v2.0

(01-26-2012)

Improved the collapse logic so there is less "flicker" when collapasing large solutions/projects.

v1.9 (New Features Added)

(5/19/2010)

Multiple project selection. Users can select multiple project in Solution Explorer and collapse only those.
Solution Explorer tool bar button will collapse the entire solution without needing to first select the solution node (key binding "Ctrl+Shift+Q". Thanks to Eric J. Peters for the suggestion.
Improved menu and package icons.

v1.8

(5/13/2010)

When collapsing a project the project node will remain selected after it's collapsed.
Improved handling of a known bug in the automation library file (EnvDTE.dll).

v1.7

Fixed a bug that prevented nested solution folders from collapsing.

v1.6

Fixed a bug that would keep a project expanded when collapsing the solution.

v1.5

Updated icons and context menu placement.

v1.4

Fixed an issue that prevented a project from being collapsed if it was nested in a solution folder.

v1.3

Added ability to collapse a single project.

v1.2

Fixed issues that caused the extension to only work on the first opened instance of Visual Studio.

v1.1

Fixed minor issue that stopped the solution from collapsing.

v1.0

Initial release.

Cory Cissell