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.