(New) TFS / VSTS REST based .Net Client Library missing Assembly?
Good morning,I was just diving into accessing Identities (users, groups/-memberships and such) using the new .Net client libraries...
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In the page on implementing error markers a method is suggested on how to make squiggly wavy red lines. Question: This page is filed under "LEGACY interfaces in the Editor", is this approach superseded...
View ArticleVSIX - Deadlock on XmlEditingScope.Complete()
We are using the classes in the Microsoft.VisualStudio.XmlEditor namespace (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualstudio.xmleditor.aspx) to modify an xml document in an Visual Studio...
View ArticleHow do we convert a CT_COLORINDEX in ColorableItemInfo's crForeground to an...
In a managed VS package, I am trying to resolve the valid foreground and background colors in ColorableItemInfo structures to their actual RGB color values. When the __VSCOLORTYPE is CT_VSCOLOR, it's...
View ArticleVisual Studio MEF Extension - Force Margin Glyphs To Be Updated or Redraw
The extension I am writing started life from the Walkthrough: Creating a Margin Glyph example provided by Microsoft: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee361745.aspx Everything works fine,...
View ArticlePicking up guid images based on the Visual Studio theme selected
Hi!I've created a new VS Package project and added a Bitmap image resource. So, my Resources.resx file contains a name-value pair with the value being the relative path to the image. However, I was...
View ArticleClear Search in Solution Explorer
as you know, you can click in the search box at the top of the Solution Explorer and filter the items, and then you can clear the search by clicking the X or pressing Escape.I am authoring an extension...
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VS2013 Extensions, VSIX project does not show Item Templates
I downloaded and installed SDK, after that I'm able to see project templates and I created first VSIX Project. But when I right click the project to add Item Templates like "Custom Command" or "Custom...
View ArticleUploading extension failure / Service Status
Hi,I've been working successfully with creating a VSTS extension. But 5h ago (and until now) I'm receiving this failure message after issuing tfx extension publish:> tfx extension publish...
View ArticleVSIX development: Multi-line comment highlighting for large files
Hi,I'm developing a VSIX plug-in. I have a custom project which supports some custom files. I have provided my custom syntax highlighting for files of my extension using the IViewTaggerProvider and...
View ArticleAdd Chromium bundled in VSIX to Browser Debug List for ASP.NET
Hi,As title, if a Chromium engine is bundled in VSIX, is it possible to add it to debug ASP.NET application and inspect the pages using it?Regards,Alan
View ArticleShortcut in VSIX Extension for VS2015 does not work
I want to develop an own VS extension and have no experince with this one. So i tried the samples from microsoft. And they work. I get my entry in the menu and if i push this i get the dialogbox. But...
View ArticleVisual Studio crashes on one of my solutions
I have dozens of different visual studio 2012 solutions that I maintain. But, I have one that will crash almost every time when I try to open it. The solution is to delete the .suo file. Then...
View ArticleBest practice/example for adding a language service for Visual Studio
Hi,I am new to this area. Like to know what is the best practice to add a language service to the Visual studio.I saw someone use Babel Framework, Iron Framework and now in 2015, there is the example...
View Articlewindow 10 upgrade corrupted sql server
Since I upgraded from win 8.1 to windows 10 sql server server is not functioning as it should. It does not connect with visual studio to make a connection The database file results in sdf then it does...
View ArticleProject --> Add New Item --> Custom Item
Hi,I have a solution with some projects where, when I have a new "business process" , I create a new folder in the project and add a set of classes (translator, input Types, Output types, ......
View ArticleOutput of all executed editor commands
Hi, I intend to aggregate all my personal using of visual studio, and I need output of all VS called commands, such as "Format code", "Close window", "Solution explorer", etc. Does it have any native...
View ArticleHow to add a custom Paste Special command to VS 2015
Thought this walkthrough might be of interest to the VSX Forum community. VSX Arcana: How to add a custom Paste Special command to the VS editor menuEnjoy, Ed...Ed Dore
View ArticleItem Template: how to define the "BuildAction"
Hello,I'm trying to build an item template for the language I'm using in Visual Studio 2015.I need a template for a WPF window, and the "BuildAction" entry in the "File Properties" of the item should...
View ArticleSubscribing to an ErrorList ToolWindow event
I'm working on an extension that shows ErrorList ToolWindow's errors inside another ToolWindow in another language.I'm almost done, but I only managed to show these errors when the user builds the...
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