Working with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

C++. See Visual C++

C#. See Visual C#

Call Browser, 43

Callers Graph, 43

captions, finding windows with, 241

characters, selecting, 37

Class Name combo box, 35

Class View window, 8

Close method of UndoContext, 257

closing solutions programmatically, 155

CLR (common language runtime), 2

CLS (Common Language Specification), 2

cls command, 49

code analysis tools, adding to Task List, 211

Code Definition Window, 43

Code Editor. See also text editing; Text Editor

breakpoint indicators, 35

Class Name combo box, 35

Code Panes, 35

components of, 34-36

defined, 34

editing shortcuts, 36, 38

extensibility of, 5

file shortcuts, 37

importance of, 5, 33, 36

Indicator Margin, 35-36

line numbering, 44-46

MDI view, 36

Members drop-down list, 35

Method Name combo box, 35

multiple windows for, opening, 35

Navigation Bar, 35

navigation shortcuts, 37-38

outlining feature, 46-47

outlining indicator, 35

purpose of, 33

selecting code along margin, 35

tabbed view, 36

tabbing feature, 6

Text Editor, compared to, 34

transposition shortcuts, 38-39

Types drop-down list, 35

code formatting. See formatting

code samples, download web site, xviii

code snippets, 42-43, 63-64

collaboration. See community content

collapsing code, 46-47

collections, Windows,197-200

COM, 171-173

command bars

AddCommandBar method, 148

bitmaps for, 148-150

button objects, 145-147

CommandBarButton objects, 145

controls, adding to, 147-148

controls collection, 145

elements, adding to, 147

indexes of controls, 147

logical groups in, 147

main menu bar item collection, 146

main menu bar object collection, 147

main point of access to objects, 144

modifying existing items, 150-151

multiple items with same name, 146

new, creating, 148

object model of, 145-146

persisting, 148

popup controls, 145

purpose of, 144

separators, 147

ShowPopup method, 148

Command command, creating, 13

command line

add-in safety indicator values, 129

builds, setting environmental variables, 13

CommandLineSafe values, 129

references, adding, 115

command prompt

Find combo box for, 50

placement of, 13

command state

determining programmatically, 143

drop-down combo boxes, 141-143

MRU button commands, 139-141

MRU combo boxes, 141-143

options of, 138

QueryStatus method, 138-141

Command Window. See also commands

alias creation, 44

arguments in commands, 50

clearing, 49

Command mode, 10

completion feature, 50

defined, 9-10

GUID constant for, 200

Intermediate mode, 10

named commands in, 49

new file creation, 37

object type of, 200

searching with, 49

shortcut key to, 33

Vim, emulating, 49

CommandLoad add-in value, 128-129

commands. See also commands, custom

add-on programs, routing to, 131

AddControl method, 147-148

AddNamedCommand2 method, 135-137

alias creation for macros, 98

aliases, 44

arguments in, 50

bars. See command bars

buttons, adding to command bars, 147-148

collection for, 132-133

Command Windows execution of, 134

creating add-in commands, 135-137

custom. See commands, custom

custom keyboard shortcuts for, 39-40

defined, 131-132

determining command state, 143

disabling, 138

drop-down combo boxes, 141-143

DTE.ExecuteCommand method, 134

editing, 38

enabling, 138

enumerating, 132-133

error loading messages, 144

execution methods, 134-135

file operation shortcuts, 37

GUIDs of, 132-133, 137

handlers, finding, 144

handling custom, 137-138

IDs of, 132, 133, 137

independence from user interface, 132

invoking, 134-135

Item method, 132-133

keystroke shortcuts for macros, 98

latched state, 138

line. See command line

listing in Options box, 133

locating, 132-133

macro names as, 92

macro project, table of, 94-95

macros for executing, 134-135

modifying existing, 150-151

MRU button commands, 139-141

MRU combo boxes, 141-143

nameless, 134

names of, 133-134

notification method, 131-132

object model of, 132

passing data to, 138

placing in command bars, 146

prompts, methods for obtaining, 50

QueryStatus method, 138-141

routing, 131-132

running, 134-135

state of. See command state

transposition, 38-39

user interface. See command bars

commands, custom

add-in handlers, finding, 144

AddNamedCommand method, 137

AddNamedCommand method2, 135

availability state, 136

button text for, 135

buttons for, 147-148

control type parameter, 136

creating, 135-137

demand loading of, 137

determining state programmatically, 143

drop-down combo boxes, 141-143

error loading messages, 144

Exec method arguments, 137-138

graphics for buttons, 136

GUIDs for, 136, 137

handling, 137-138

IDs of, 137

interface for invoking, 137-138

invoking, 137

MRU button commands, 139-141

MRU combo boxes, 141-143

names of, 136

naming, 135

passing data to, 138

placing in command bars, 146

state of. See command state target for, 135

tooltips for, 136

Commands collection, 132-133

comments, searching with Task List, 218-221

common language runtime (CLR), 2

Common Language Specification (CLS), 2

Common Properties folder, 21

common type system (CTS), 2

Common User Accessibility (CUA) shortcuts, 36

community content

add-ins, installing, 64

code samples, web site location, xviii

code snippets, installing, 63-64

ContentBuilder utility, 67

controls, installing, 61-63

creation overview, 58

destination path specification, 60

file format for. See .vsi files

installer for. See Content Installer

item specification, 58

listing files to install, 59

macros, installing, 65

overview of, 55

sample .vscontent file, 59

security issues, 58

signing for distribution, 66

starter kits, 61

templates, installing, 59

testing files, 66

type identification tags, 59

user-defined types. See custom content installers

.vscontent. See .vscontent files

wizard templates. See VSTemplates

zipping for distribution, 65-66

Community Content Installer. See Content Installer

COM objects, references to, 171-173

compiling

add-ins, 115

builds, configuring. See build configurations

Configuration Manager

accessing, 24

ConfigurationManager object, 190-192

solution configurations, 21

specifying projects for builds, 30

configurations

build. See build configurations

project. See project configuration

project properties, 24

solution, storage of, 22

solutions, properties of, 21-22

companion web site, xviii

Connect.cs sample add-in code, 109-110

connectMode parameter, 121

Content Installer

add-ins, installing, 64

code snippets, installing, 63-64. See also code samples, download web site

configuration step, 56

ContentBuilder utility, 67

controls, installing, 61-63

custom type creation. See custom content installers

defined, 55

destination path specification, 60

Export Template Wizard, 75

extensions. See custom content installers

hyperlinks to items, 57

IImportCommunityContent interface, 67-69

installation step, 57

listing files to install, 59

macros, installing, 65

opening .vsi files, 56

registering custom installers, 72-74

security attributes, 74-75

security issues, 58

signing files, 66

starter kits, 61

templates, installing, 59-61

testing files before distributing, 66

type identification tags, 59

types of installable data, 56

UI controls, 70-71

.vscontent file sample, 59

.vsi files, 56

wizard templates. See VSTemplates

zipping process, 65-66

ContentBuilder utility, 67

controls

command bar type, 145

Content Installer, installing with, 61-63

defined, 61

finding existing in forms, 225-226

finding properties, 226

forms, adding to, 225

Parent property, 225

properties collection, 225

Type objects for, 225

UI controls, 70-71

.vscontent files for, 62-63

CreateEditPoint method, 250, 253

CreateToolWindow2 method, 230-231

CTS (common type system), 2

CUA (Common User Accessibility) shortcuts, 36

CurrentTab property of HTMLWindow, 243

custom content installers

AddContentItem method, 68, 69

CopyFile method, 70-75

defined, 67

GetApplicationData method, 70-71

GetImportPages method, 69

IApplicationHostData properties, 71

IContentInstallerSite objects, 69, 70-71

IContentItem objects, 68

interface implementation, 67-69

Next button control, 70

project creation, 67

registration, 72-74

samples installer, 74

security attributes, 74-75

setup execution, 69

ShouldContinue method, 71

site interfaces, 70-71

starter kits for, 67

UI, first page of, 69

UI control, 70-71

custom tool windows

add-in sponsor for, 228

bitmaps for tabs, 232

captions, 228

CreateToolWindow method, 228-229

CreateToolWindow2 method, 230-231

creating, 227-231

GUIDs, 228

OnConnection method issues, 229

OnStartupComplete method, creating in, 229-230

parent window requirements, 229

ProgID of control, 228, 230

programmable objects, 228

Properties window with, 232-233

purpose of, 227

tab-linking of, 231-232

user control objects, 231

VSMediaPlayer sample project, 228

cyclic dependencies, 187