[.net] VS2005: Immediate window replacement
Is there an add-in that's similar to the Immediate window, but with code completion, better coloring etc? If not, how hard is it to write add-ins? Some people complain that the API is badly documented and buggy, is that still true?
Quote:Original post by Jonas B
If not, how hard is it to write add-ins?
Warning:
* The Express editions can't use add-ins.
* The Standard edition can't develop add-ins.
Quote:Original post by Jonas B
If not, how hard is it to write add-ins? Some people complain that the API is badly documented and buggy, is that still true?
Documentation isn't all that bad, really. However, most parts of the automation API has to be implemented by the developers of a VS package (which usually contain support for a specific language), not by the VS shell itself. This means that the implementation can and will differ from project type to project type. For example, I've encountered several places where one implementation's collections are indexed from 1 to length, whil others are from 0 to length-1. And don't get me started on all the E_NOIMPL/NotImplementedException cases...
Quote:Original post by Fruny
* The Standard edition can't develop add-ins.
That should be read as "The Standard Edition doesn't ship with a project template for creating an addin". You don't need that template. Heck, you don't even need VS to create an addin.
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