• The Visual Studio 2005 SDK 4.0 now includes an SDK Browser to enhance the overall experience with Visual Studio extensibility development and to connect users with the community and online contents.

• The Package Load Failure (PLF) Analyzer is now included with the SDK. The PLF Analyzer can do a complete analysis of package load failures and present the diagnostic information to the user.

• A Toolbox Control Installer is now included with the SDK. This is a redistributable package that Toolbox component vendors can include in their Setup programs to simplify the deployment of their components. A new sample (Example.InstallToolboxControls) has been included to demonstrate this functionality.

• The IronPython sample now recognizes external line mapping comments. These come in the form of #ExternalSource(“filename”, lineNumber) and are ended with a #EndExternalSource comment. This format matches the format of the C# compiler and is used for a similar purpose. Errors reported on lines in an ExternalSource region will include file name and line number information based on the ExternalSource comment. This enables scenarios such as ASP.NET code-behind where the source code from the Web page is inserted into generated code in another file.

• Documentation improvements include a new Visual Studio SDK Guided Tour, new Visual Studio Package Load Failure Analyzer documentation, new Command Bar Combo Box code sample documentation, a new Toolbox Controls Installer tutorial, and considerations for developing and running solutions on Windows Vista.

• The IronPython Samples integrates the managed IronPython language into Visual Studio. It now includes limited support for Web site and Web application projects.

• The managed package framework (MPF) now includes support for Web site projects and Web application projects.

• The Visual Studio Library now includes support for Visual Studio hierarchies.

• Managed-language parsing and lexing tools are now included in the \VisualStudioIntegration\Tools\Bin\ directory.

• Many new Integration samples are included. By default, samples are installed in the \VisualStudioIntegration\Samples\ directory. Here are the new samples:

  Example.DesignerCustomizations

  DSLTools\Example.DesignerCustomizations

  Example.Validation

  DSLTools\Example.Validation

  Reference.ExtensibilityExplorer (C++)

  IDE\CPP\Reference.ExtensibilityExplorer

  Example.CallBrowser (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.CallBrowser

  Example.EditorWithToolBox (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.EditorWithToolBox

  Example.ManagedMyC (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.ManagedMyC

  Example.OptionsPage (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.OptionsPage

  Example.RDTEventExplorer (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.RDTEventExplorer

  Example.SampleDocViewEditor (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.SampleDocViewEditor

  Example.SvgViewer (C#)

  IDE\CSharp\Example.SvgViewer

  IronPython Web site project support (C#)

  IronPythonIntegration\WebSiteProject

  SDK Reference

  SDK\Reference

• New Visual Studio SDK PowerToys are included:

  • Event Toaster

  • ExtensibilityExplorer

  • Indexed Find

  • Source Outliner

  • SuperDiff

  • Visual C++ Code Snippets

• New videos demonstrate features in the Visual Studio SDK. For more information, see Videos.

• The IronPython Samples integrates the managed IronPython language into Visual Studio. It includes a project system, language service, tool window, and Windows Forms Designer.

• Many new Integration samples are included. By default, samples are installed in the \Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 SDK\2006.04\VisualStudioIntegration\Samples\ directory. Here are the new samples:

  End-End.WizardUIP

  DSLTools\End-End.WizardUIP

  Example.ActivityDiagrams

  DSLTools\Example.DSLCustomizations\Example.ActivityDiagrams

  Example.ClassDiagrams

  DSLTools\Example.DSLCustomizations\Example.ClassDiagrams

  Example.UseCases

  DSLTools\Example.DSLCustomizations\Example.UseCases

  Example.TextTemplating

  DSLTools\Example.TextTemplating

  Reference.SingleViewEditor

  IDE\CPP\Reference.SingleViewEditor

  IDE\CSharp\Reference.SingleViewEditor

  Example.CodeSweep

  IDE\CSharp\Example.CodeSweep

  Example.RegExLanguageService

  IDE\CSharp\Example.RegExLanguageService

  Example.SingleFileGenerator

  Project\CSharp\Example.SingleFileGenerator

  OnlineHelpSearchProvider

  SearchProvider\OnlineHelpSearchProvider

  Example.BasicSccProvider

  SourceControlIntegration\CSharp\Example.BasicSccProvider

  Example.SccProvider

  SourceControlIntegration\CSharp\Example.SccProvider

• Support for Source Code Control (SCC) has been added to the MPF.

• The Visual Studio SDK now includes the source code for the MPF.

• The Visual Studio Library now includes mock implementations of nearly all Visual Studio interfaces. By default, they are located in \Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 SDK\2006.04\VisualStudioIntegration\Common\Source\CPP\VSL\MockInterfaces\.

• VSCT, an XML-based replacement for CTC command table files, now is included as an "emerging technology." The new schema and compiler have not been thoroughly tested and are provided in preview form. For more information, see XML-Based Command Table Configuration (.Vsct) Files. The compiler is located by default in \Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 SDK\2006.04\EmergingTechnologies\VSCT\.

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