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Video: Using the Package Wizard to Create an Editor Package

This video demonstrates how to create a custom editor package that can be integrated into Visual Studio using the VSPackage Package Wizard without any additional programming. You can view the video at Using the Package Wizard to Create an Editor Package in VS. You must be connected to the Internet to view the video.

The video illustrates the following:

  • Using the Package Wizard to create an editor without any additional programming.

  • Building and running Visual Studio to demonstrate the editor.

  • Demonstrating how custom editors can use functionality built into Visual Studio even with no additional programming.

Scene Index

Time Index

Scene

00:34

Using the Package Wizard to create an editor.

02:28

Building the solution to register packages and menus.

03:07

Opening the custom editor in the Visual Studio Forms Designer.

03:27

Opening the experimental hive to demonstrate the editor package without contaminating the presenter's production instance of Visual Studio.

04:17

Debugging the project, stepping through running code, and running the editor.

05:13

Demonstrating how the custom editor can take advantage of the Visual Studio recording macro functionality even without additional programming.

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