Why isn't there a "no filter" option in dexplore?

Dexplore Express beta 2.
For Visual C#/C++/WebDev (and probably SQL/J#/VB) Express.

I can't seem to find the "no filter" option for Document Explorer. This means I must browse the indexes and contents using a filter.

In VS 2003, you had the option of not having a filter so you could see all the topics in the help collection. However, for VS2005, there is no way to see all the topics.

To workaround this, I have to use FAR to add my own filters, because the edit filters option seems to be missing too.

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Why isn't there a "no filter" option in dexplore?

manba
The Express SKUs have a help experience targeted at each individual SKU (C# docs for the C# sku; VB docs for the VB sku), thus the lack of an unfiltered option in the TOC/Index filter.
Daniel Leom
Thanks for your response, OShah. I forwarded your post to Paul, but he is out of town until the middle of next week. So...we'll definitely get back to you, but it may take a week or two. Just wanted to let you know that we're still looking in to the issue.
markep12
Just want to make sure I understand the problem--

In the "Filtered by" drop-down box on both the TOC and Index tabs, you should have a "(unfiltered)" option, along with "Visual C# Express", "Visual Web Developer Express", etc. But the "(unfiltered)" option is not appearing in your Beta 2 install Can you post a list of the options that are appearing Thanks.
Eddie RIveron

The Beta 2 Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions shipped with an issue that prevented the .NET Framework API reference documentation from appearing in the Table of Contents, Index, and Search Results windows for either online or local content.

We have created a tool that will configure the help to display the .NET Framework API reference documentation in the Table of Contents and Index if the MSDN Express Edition Library is installed. The download package also includes XML files and instructions for installing them in order to allow the .NET Framework API reference documentation to appear in online Search results or local Search results if the MSDN Express Edition Library is installed.

You can download the fixes from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=cdb062f8-b18d-4972-baf2-43a32555ea33&displaylang=en.

-paul
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Molly
The commands I get are:
.NET Compact Framework
.NET Framework
Visual Basic Express
Visual C# Express
Visual C++ Express
Visual J# Express
Visual Web Developer Express

The "no filter" is absent from this list, therefore, the contents tab and index are filtered. There is no way to view the entire table of contents with dexplore.

...No way without the help of a 3rd party utility: FAR 2.0 (http://www.helpware.net/). I can add [and have added] the "None" filter to the MS.VSExpressCC.v80 namespace, which allows me to see the entire help collection.

Paul:
Are you going to prevent customers from seeing/browsing the available help

I won't mind losing the technical articles/columns, but are you going to hide the reference documentation from customers
Shouldn't you reconsider adding back the "no filter" option

How will you explain to a Express programmer the difference between delegate or Delegate. How will a web developer know what Page.IsPostBack() is
Why isn't there a "no filter" option in dexplore?

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