I can't believe I've been writing packages for Visual Studio and didn't know about the series of blog articles on Visual Studio Exensibility by DiveDeeper or about the VSXtra project. Since I want a quick index of the LearnVSXNow! series, I'm posting links to every article. This is a series every managed package framework developer should read.
LearnVSXNow!
How to start VSX programming? Creating an empty package Creating a package with a simple command Creating a package with a tool window Basic VSX ideas Creating our first toolset — Prolog Creating our first toolset — Finishing the sample Intermezzo — The regpkg.exe utility Creating our first toolset — Refactoring to a service Creating our first toolset — Reusing code Testing a package Stepping forward: “VsxLibrary” and “HowToPackage” Menus and comands in VS IDE Basics of the .vsct file Creating a simple custom editor — the basics Creating a simple custom editor — the first ten meter Creating a simple custom editor — under pressure Advanced VSCT concepts PowerCommands Deep Dive — Command Architecture PowerCommands Deep Dive — Commands and UI PowerCommands Deep Dive — Analyzing Commands Thinking about a new MPF Coping with GUIDs Introducing VSXtra Advanced VSCT Concepts: Behind Combos Services — with no-code service initialization Multiple Tool Windows VSXtraCommands Part 1 — Command handling patterns VSXtraCommands Part 2 — Commands removing recent items Custom Editors in VSXtra Merging Package Menus with VSCT VSXtra at DevCon - Part 1 VSXtra at DevCon - Part 2 Working with Hierarchies Part 1 - Hierarchy Basics Working with Hierarchies Part 2 - Internal Structure of Hierarchies Working with Hierarchies Part 3 - Properties and Hierarchy Traversal Meet Visual Studio 2010 and the New VS SDK 2010 CTP VS 2010 Editor - Text Coloring Sample Deep Dive Working with Hierarchies Part 4 - Hierarchy Windows Working with Hierarchies Part 5 - Managed Classes for Custom Hierarchies Toolbar Layout and Persistence
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Chris Eargle Telerik Developer Evangelist, C# MVP