Following on from my last post on the MDSN Low Bandwidth View, Scott Hanselman recently tweeted about the beta version of MDSN Lightweight View.
In a similar way to adding (loband)
before the .aspx
part of the url, putting (lightweight)
before the .aspx
part of the url will use the new lightweight view of MSDN, meaning a much neater and streamlined version.
In addition, Scott has previously posted about the other modes of MSDN:
Mode | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
- | The normal MSDN view | Example |
(loband) | A minimal view, focussed on speed | Example |
(lightweight) | A faster lightweight view, including quick links to switch between languages and .Net framework versions | Example |
(pda) | Aimed at PDAs and phones. Turns off the tree and allows a 100% width | Example |
(robot) | Optimised for search engines | Example |
(printer) | A printable version | Example |
(ide) | Used when viewing inside the IDE. Adds send and give feedback links | Example |
Note that the dev10ide view Scott mentions seems to have been removed, and that the lightweight view is currently in beta, so may be liable to change.