Visual Studio - Show properties window in design view but hide in code view

Question

Everyone uses "Properties" window during design mode. When we switch to code view, we dont need properties window.

Is it possible to auto hide properties window while entering code view from design view?

Answer 1

for vs2015: (also vs2017)

1. Menu > Tools > Extensions and Updates
2. install "Visual Commander". (Now you have New Menu called "VCmd")
3. Menu > "VCmd" > Extensions ... (You will see an Extensions Pane At Right)
4. Press Add Button at the Extensions Pane. (New tab Wİndow will open.)
5. write a name for extention.
6. select language as C#.
7. paste the code below:
8. Press Save. Then Press Compile. Then Press Install

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edit2: code works on c# winforms + xamarin.android projects.

using EnvDTE;
using EnvDTE80;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System;

public class E: VisualCommanderExt.IExtension {
   private EnvDTE80.DTE2 DTE;
   private EnvDTE.WindowEvents windowEvents;

   public void SetSite(EnvDTE80.DTE2 DTE, Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Package package) {
      this.DTE = DTE;
      DTE.Events.WindowEvents.WindowActivated += OnWindowActivated;
   }

   public void Close() {
      // DTE.Events.WindowEvents.WindowActivated -= OnWindowActivated;
   }

   private void OnWindowActivated(Window gotFocus, Window lostFocus) {
      //project_details();
      HidePropertiesWindowInCodeOrTextView(gotFocus);

    }

   public void HidePropertiesWindowInCodeOrTextView(Window gotFocus) {
      //System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(  gotFocus.Document.Name +"" );

      if (gotFocus.Document == null) return;
      var pwin = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindProperties);

      if (isAndroidProject()) 
      {
        pwin.AutoHides = !gotFocus.Caption.EndsWith(".axml");
      }else
      {
        pwin.AutoHides = !gotFocus.Caption.EndsWith(" [Design]");
      }

      //pwin.AutoHides = true;  // pwin.Activate();
   }

   public bool isAndroidProject() {
      if (DTE == null || DTE.ActiveWindow == null) return false;
      var cp = DTE.ActiveWindow.Project;
      var AndroidApp = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(cp.FullName).Contains("AndroidApplication");
      return AndroidApp;
   }

   // for debug , window,document names
   public void project_details() {
      try {
         if (DTE == null || DTE.ActiveWindow == null) return;

         var cp = DTE.ActiveWindow.Project;
         var ad = DTE.ActiveDocument; //Name Kind
         var av = DTE.ActiveWindow; // Caption Kind
         if (cp == null) return;

         var msgp = "aProj:" + (cp != null ? cp.FullName: "[no project for Window]") + "\r\n" 
         + "aDoc: " + ad.Name + ", " + ad.Kind + "\r\n" 
         + "aWin: " + av.Caption + ", " + av.Kind;

         MessageBox.Show(msgp, "ert4 -anbdapp" + isAndroidProject() );

      } catch(Exception ex) {
         MessageBox.Show(ex + "");
      }

   }




}