Visual Studio 2022's new rename box leads into forgetting "Rename symbol's file"-option after renaming non-symbol like variable, namespace and other

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Well, the title is very concrete. Since Visual Studio 2022 there is a new rename box. I appreciate this, but there is a bug!

First of all: I am only talking about the option “Rename smybol’s file” that is only appearing when symbol’s name and symbol’s filename are equal!

How to reproduce the bug:

1. Create a .cs-file and a class within it. There names have to be equal.
2. Write a meaning less field or property.
3. Trigger the action “Refactor.Rename” on the class name (right click “Quick Actions and Refactorings” or shortcut), tick the option “Rename smybol’s file” and press the “Apply”-button. The option should remain when renaming a symbol again!
4. Now trigger the action “Refactor.Rename” but for this time on the field or property. The option “Rename symbol’s file” does not appear. Press the “Apply”-button.
5. You now produce the bug by triggering the action “Refactor.Rename” again on the class name. The option “Rename smybol’s file” you just ticked before is now unticked.

Please fix this.

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Original Comments

Feedback Bot on 6/29/2022, 06:58 PM:

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Feedback Bot on 7/1/2022, 10:58 AM:

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Original Solutions

Andrew Hall 🤘 [MSFT] solved on 7/1/2022, 00:18 PM, 0 votes:

A fix for this issue has been released! Install the most recent release from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/. Thank you for providing valuable feedback which has helped improve the product.

You can track the fix merged with #61785

Sergio Fonseca on 8/3/2022, 11:09 AM:

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Teroneko on 8/3/2022, 01:00 PM:

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[ryzngard]

Was able to reproduce in latest 17.3 builds. The "Rename symbol's file" checkbox state is always getting reset

[teneko]

Most of the times I am not one of these asking for progress, but I am surprised. Am I only hitting this problem?? Is no one ever renaming classes and files and gets annoyed by filename<->class name diffs? Would love to see some progress. I am facing this problem for months now.

[CyrusNajmabadi]

Would love to see some progress. I am facing this problem for months now.

@teneko Roslyn gladly accepts community PRs for issues people are passionate about :)

[ryzngard]

This was fixed with #63827 , I just missed duping the bugs together. There are also lightbulb fixes to help in cases where file and classname differ even if the checkbox is not checked.

[teneko]

@CyrusNajmabadi Normally I absolutely aggree to you, but I see myself more as a consumer of Visual Studio and I cannot identify myself with Roslyn. I am fan of dotnet/runtime, dotnet/msbuild, dotnet/ef6 and many others but I had no touching point with dotnet/roslyn and it would take time to get into the topic. Time I don't have.

@ryzngard Thanks for taking your time. I just checked your suggestion and you are right: I never recognized the "Rename file to" or "Rename class to" lightbulb feature. I think because I always use the rename feature do two two jobs in one and having the security the file name matches the class name automatically. Thanks for the tip.

[ryzngard]

@teneko I'm going to close this as a fixed by #63927 which will release with 17.4 Preview 3

[roryap]

@ryzngard in your last comment (Oct 10) you link to 63927 -- did you mean 63827?

[ryzngard]

Yes! Got it right the first time and then typoed. 63827 is the correct pr