I am having a very frustrating problem with Microsoft Visual Web Developer. I have a very important project I need to work on. Two days ago, when I opened the project, I noticed that all the numbers except for zero appear as spaces in my files (code files/config files/txt files — all of them).
If I type a number other than zero, it shows up as spaces. I can’t even see the numbers that I am typing! All my files have been converted to spaces instead of numbers. The information is still there because if I copy and paste into another editor (notepad, word, etc), you can see everything perfectly. Does anyone have a clue how to fix this problem? I have already uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express.
This is part of what one of my files should look like:
<add key="BU_1" value="ACSI" />
<add key="BU_2" value="ESSE" />
<add key="BU_3" value="CorporateSys" />
<add key="BU_4" value="E2EConsumer" />
<add key="BU_5" value="ITO" />
This is what it actually looks like:
<add key="BU_ " value="ACSI" />
<add key="BU_ " value="ESSE" />
<add key="BU_ " value="CorporateSys" />
<add key="BU_ " value="E EConsumer" />
<add key="BU_ " value="ITO" />
Thanks.
—SOLUTION—
Okay, so I changed everything back to “Default” under the settings mentioned by the person who answered this question, but that did not work. While I was in there, I noticed that the font was on something called “Consolas”. There was no default for the font, so I just flipped it to Courier New, and viola! It worked! In case you’re wondering, no, I did not change my font to begin with. I’m not sure what happened
You could try resetting the Fonts and Colors:
Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors -> select “Use Defaults” for each of the settings. I’m not sure how to set the defaults for all settings in one go.