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My RanorexStudio version is 9.3.1.. Since I upgraded to this version, I am not able to see the context menu with options such as (jump to repository, find all references etc).
Below is the screenshot of menu I expect to see: Below is the menu I actually see: I tried importing the settings from another developer's PC where all these options are visible. but no luck.
Can anyone help me with the setting?

Hi,

If the same menu works on another PC (on the same project and module), then there is most probably something wrong with your PC?

At first, have you tried to fully uninstall Ranorex before installing 9.3.1? If not, try it now. Simply uninstall Ranorex and install it back.

If it does not help, then there is most probably something missing/corrupted on your PC? Please check if all sw requirements are installed on your PC:
https://www.ranorex.com/help/latest/ran ... uirements/

Yes I did uninstall the previous version before installing the new onepreviously.
Turns out, merely uninstalling from control panel does not eliminate details from the AppData folder.
So this time I went and deleted the AppData/Ranorex folder manually after uninstallation was complete .
That worked for me

Huh. Oddly enough I've been steaming with frustration at how crap the Ranorex v9.3.1 code editor has become since I upgraded. I was howling in frustration just this morning at how basic operations no longer work. And I too see that compressed menu now that you mention it.

Exactly what AppData\Ranorex folder did you delete?

I can find several "RanorexStudioX" folders under C:\Users\Stub\AppData\Roaming\ for example.

And yes, I too UNinstalled before installing Ranorex v9.3.1!

So I guess there is one ranorexX folders corresponding to each ranorex version that we install. Since the uninstallation does not clean all the folders up, probably the folders that you see are residual of previous uninstallations that u have done.
So I would suggest to first uninstall the version you have on your system, go to appdata/roaming folder and remove all ranorexX folders u see.
Then reinstall.
So basically all your user preferences will be reset to defaults this way.
Hope this works for you.

Could it be that the experimental Roslyn/OmniSharp feature is enabled? If so, try switching it off. Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

Alex, that "Use OmniSharp backend" option was indeed on/ENabled/Checked. When I turned it off I can see the full context menus spring back into life. I turned the option back on and then off again to check - the full context menus vanished when I turned it back on again. I'll see how the code editor feels next time I'm inside it properly rather than just right-clicking a few things as an experiment.

Thanks for the tip.

Make sure to keep the "Use OmniSharp backend" settings disabled, please. It's an experimental feature, so turn it off only if you are ok with running into some glitches

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team

Roger that, Alex! Not sure how that setting became ENabled. I don't recall checking it myself, but it's very possible I thought to give it a go, but didn't immediately notice the -ve change in behaviour and thus failed to associate that change with the undesired behaviour. I'm not normally one for experimental stuff because I prefer a stable/reliable platform - I grimace at upgrading usually!

Oh dear, the problem has recurred with Ranorex v9.3.1 and I definitely, definitely have that Experimental option UNchecked. Utterly unable to invoke the code editor features. It's doing my head in not having them available so I started toggling the option back on and off again, restarting Ranorex, just to try and get it back again like I saw the other day. Nope. I've currently got both of the OmniSharp options UNchecked.

I am going to try NehaMavani's suggestion because it's enormously frustrating.

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And that didn't help either.

After some more experimentation I've realised that it's the 'add using' feature that I'm testing out, because I use that heavily - click on a class name that is from a namespace you haven't referenced via a using statement, and a little popup icon would appear on the LHS. Where the "Check for null" options would normally be listed. This can be used to add that missing using statement, without having to go and dig out the full namespace yourself. If I click on a known class then the full context menu does appear IFF the OmniSharp features are UNchecked.

Of course this is the feature I probably use the most!

If you have the experimental OmniSharp feature disabled, Studio code completion and code editor features should work like they used to before 9.3.0. The OmniSharp feature was primarily designed to target newer C# features, but it does not have all features implemented, yet.

What you mean is the small "light bulp" popup, right? You can trigger those actions also by pressing the "Ctrl+T" shortcut.
If that is not showing up, it usually means the namespace is already added or you are missing an assembly reference to the assembly that contains the type.
Does the normal code completion show up? E.g. if you start to type "stri" and it shows you a list of possible types, e.g. "string"?

After you switched the experimental feature off, you can also try to delete the file "%APPDATA%\RanorexStudio9\CodeCompletionUsageCache.dat", even if that should not be needed.

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Team