{"id":240186,"date":"2022-11-08T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=240186"},"modified":"2022-11-08T08:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:10:38","slug":"visual-studio-17-4-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-17-4-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio for Mac 17.4 is now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visual Studio for Mac v17.4 is available today! This release includes improvements to the editor like the new Editing State margin and the return of the Class pad, and fixes for issues that users have reported. We\u2019re also releasing our first preview of Visual Studio for Mac 17.5 for people to see what we\u2019ve got planned.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">To update now, use the <strong>Visual Studio &gt; Check for Updates\u2026<\/strong> menu in the IDE. If you aren\u2019t using it yet, download it now:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/visualstudio.microsoft.com\/vs\/mac\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download Visual Studio for Mac v17.4<\/a><\/div><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This blog post summarizes the top changes in this release. You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/visualstudio\/releases\/2022\/mac-release-notes\">release notes<\/a> to learn about all the changes we\u2019ve made.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">User interface improvements to keep you in your flow<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since the 17.3 release we\u2019ve been investing in improvements in Visual Studio\u2019s<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">shell to enable developers to work more efficiently and effectively. You\u2019ll find the following changes that keep you in the flow and help you be more productive than ever:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the document area, you can now float documents into separate windows or have documents in a side-by-side layout.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/side-by-side.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239588 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/side-by-side.gif\" alt=\"An animated image showing the editor. Two tabs are open and the second tab is foremost. The second tab is dragged and detached from the tab bar. As it is dragged over the editor a split window indicator appears, showing 3 options, left, center and right. The center option is disabled. The tab is dragged over the right split indicator and dropped. A new editor containing the dragged tab opens beside the first editor\" width=\"930\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Class Pad has returned, making navigating and understanding project architecture quicker and easier than before.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Output tool windows, such as Application Output and Build Output, now follow your font settings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improvements behind the scenes help make the Solution Explorer and the Dock Layout system faster and more stable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Find what you need quicker in the editor<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the editor, we made improvements that help developers find what they need quicker: line spacings in the editor can be changed to improve readability, and the current line number has been highlighted to help find your position in the text editor quicker.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/line-spacing.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-239591 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/09\/line-spacing.gif\" alt=\"Animated image showing the Line Spacing settings. There is a slider labeled Less on the left and More on the right. Below it is a text area showing some example code. As the knob of the slider is moved towards the right, the spacing between the lines in the text editor gets larger\" width=\"566\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You\u2019ll also find the Editing State Margin in the lower right corner of the editor. From here you can quickly see the current line and column and change the leading whitespace and line ending characters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.07.02-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240198 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.07.02-pm.png\" alt=\"Editor State margin, indicating that the caret is on Line 66, column 13, the indent whitespace is Spaces and the new line character sequence is a line feed character\" width=\"532\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.07.02-pm.png 532w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.07.02-pm-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entries in the breadcrumb selector are now paired with icons to help you find the method, field or property you\u2019re looking for at a glance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240197 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm-1024x373.png\" alt=\"Image showing a section of the pathbar popup menu. The entries have an icon beside them indicating their purpose\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-9.05.26-pm.png 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finally, the Hex Editor has made its return to help you view and edit binary files.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm-1024x402.png\" alt=\"Image showing the new hex editor. The hex editor is split into two sections. On the left are the hexadecimal digits in groups of 2. On the right is the ASCII representation of the file\" width=\"640\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm-1536x603.png 1536w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.58.42-pm.png 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Be More Productive with the Debugger<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve added the ability to restart the current application during debugging, reducing the clicks necessary to get back into your debugging session. You can access this feature from the debugging toolbar.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.50.08-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-240195 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.50.08-pm.png\" alt=\"An image of a section of the toolbar showing the run button, the configuration selector and the debugger button bar containing the new Restart debugger button\" width=\"730\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.50.08-pm.png 730w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-8.50.08-pm-300x27.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new Modules tool window has been added to allow users to quickly see what modules their application is loading.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240221 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am.png\" alt=\"Image showing modules window. There is a table with details of the loaded modules\" width=\"2546\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am.png 2546w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am-300x48.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am-1024x163.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am-768x122.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am-1536x245.png 1536w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-11.18.56-am-2048x327.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2546px) 100vw, 2546px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Use the latest languages and features<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve made investments in the project system to help you create more code the way you want to. You\u2019ll find .NET<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">7 support for Azure Functions and MAUI as well as support for archiving and publishing your MAUI apps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ve also added support so you can bind your MAUI app to native iOS libraries and edit your project properties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And for those of you that want to use the latest C#11 features \u2013 including raw string literals, file-scoped types, list patterns, and more \u2013 Visual Studio for Mac 17.4 now supports the features of C#11.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Visual Studio 17.5 Preview 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> is also available<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Today, we\u2019re also shipping the first preview of our next release \u2013 Visual Studio 2022 for Mac v17.5. You can install this release side-by-side with the v17.4 release \u2013 if you already have a preview version of Visual Studio for Mac on your machine, you can use the <strong>Visual Studio &gt; Check for Updates\u2026<\/strong> menu to update to this next preview as well. You can also install it using the preview installer:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/visualstudio.microsoft.com\/vs\/mac\/preview\" target=\"_blank\">Download Visual Studio for Mac v17.5 Preview 1<\/a><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the 17.5 series we\u2019re working to improve Git workflows, improved font handling, .NET 7 support and improvements to the Unit Test and Output windows as well as accessibility improvements throughout the whole application. We\u2019re also looking at rolling out Hot Reload and LSP support.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In Preview 1, we\u2019ve switched to running on .NET 7 for some performance improvements and you\u2019ll find improved font support for some fonts that were previously unable to be used, like Cascadia Code Semi Light. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-240200 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm-1024x262.png\" alt=\"Image of the text editor showing the font Cascadia Code Semi Light\" width=\"640\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm-1024x262.png 1024w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm-1536x394.png 1536w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-07-at-3.42.01-pm.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><\/h2>\n<h2 aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please keep sharing your feedback<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We hope you enjoy using Visual Studio for Mac 17.4 and that it helps you to be more productive in your development. Your feedback has been instrumental in the evolution of Visual Studio for Mac! Please continue to share your thoughts and keep sending those <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/vsmac-suggestion\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">suggestions<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developercommunity.visualstudio.com\/report?space=41&amp;entry=problem\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">problem reports<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.You can use the <strong>Help &gt; Report a Problem<\/strong> or <strong>Help &gt; Provide a Suggestion<\/strong> menus to share feedback or go to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developercommunity.visualstudio.com\/search?space=41&amp;stateGroup=active%22%20\\t%20%22_blank%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:\/\/developercommunity.visualstudio.com\/VisualStudioMac?stateGroup=active%22+%5Ct+%22_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visual Studio for Mac Developer Community<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> site to vote for your favorites.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Studio for Mac v17.4 is available today! This release includes improvements to the editor like the new Editing State margin and the return of the Class pad, and fixes for issues that users have reported. We\u2019re also releasing our first preview of Visual Studio for Mac 17.5 for people to see what we\u2019ve got [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75711,"featured_media":238456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[354,6820,452],"class_list":["post-240186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visual-studio","tag-announcement","tag-visual-studio-2022-for-mac","tag-visual-studio-for-mac"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>Visual Studio for Mac v17.4 is available today! This release includes improvements to the editor like the new Editing State margin and the return of the Class pad, and fixes for issues that users have reported. 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