Editor Features
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The Visual Studio SDK provides a set of features to enable editor implementations that take advantage of the functionality in the editor.
In This Section
Designer Initialization and Metadata Configuration
Describes how a VSPackage can control a designer's initialization and its .NET Framework-based metadata.Supplying Undo Support to Designers
Describes how to support undo operations in your VSPackages.Editor Controls and Menus
Describes the menus and controls that can be displayed in an editor.How to: Implement the Find and Replace Mechanism
Details two different mechanisms for find/replace functionality.Text Layers
Describes text layers, a representation of text that might correspond to a real text buffer.Syntax Coloring in Editors
Details the core editor's IVsColorizer interface for syntax coloring.Text Markers in the Editor
Describes text markers and their implementation.Editor Undo Management
Provides instructions for implementing undo management.IntelliSense Hosting
Describes IntelliSense hosting and implementation.Contained Languages
Provides instructions for hosting a contained language or a secondary language.
Related Sections
- The Visual Studio 2008 Editor
Introduces the different types of editors and explains how you can create custom editors.