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What is BaseDefinition and ContentType in visual studio extension development

I have been looking into this example Walkthrough: Customize the text view In this example, the content type is text as shown…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-11-13T05:59:53.6566667+00:00
Koppula, Vivekanand 40 Reputation points
commented 2024-11-13T12:18:49.1666667+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,841 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How to add a keyboard shortcut on a Visual Studio extension?

I'm trying to learn how to create a keyboard shortcut on a Visual Studio 2022 extension. I would like to get the shortcut visible and editable at Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard Steps i tried: Addded: …

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,038 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-11-05T09:21:24.5366667+00:00
Cesar 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-11-06T01:37:56.2766667+00:00
Cesar 20 Reputation points
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How to Access and Reconstruct HBITMAP Data from a Debugged Process?

I am developing a Visual Studio 2022 extension to extract HBITMAP objects from the memory of a debugged process for analysis. Ideally, I want to access and reconstruct (when necessary) the raw bitmap data directly, without needing to convert each…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,038 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,765 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-11-04T01:34:23.8833333+00:00
Cesar 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-11-04T02:38:05.31+00:00
Cesar 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Visual Studio 2022 Analysis Services Extension on Windows 11 ARM64 (Lenovo Snapdragon)

I recently purchased a Lenovo CoPilot+PC ARM64 Snapdragon Windows 11 computer. I keep getting an error when I try to install the Analysis Services Extension for Visual Studio 2022 (Microsoft.DataTools.AnalysisServices.vsix). Is there a workaround to be…

SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Analysis Services
A Microsoft online analytical data engine used in decision support and business analytics, providing the analytical data for business reports and client applications such as Power BI, Excel, Reporting Services reports, and other data visualization tools.
1,291 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-11-01T00:37:59.1866667+00:00
Eric Ziola 41 Reputation points
commented 2024-11-01T15:07:30.0433333+00:00
Eric Ziola 41 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I have Visual Studio and installed Live Preview but no live preview option

It shows I have Live Preview installed but per instructions to click Live Preview from file right click or from "View" or anywhere else is not available to me. I restarted my pc. Didn't change anything. I uninstalled Live Preview and…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-27T13:56:17.0733333+00:00
Paula Henderson 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-10-29T12:56:46.17+00:00
Paula Henderson 20 Reputation points
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Breakpoints not shown when debugging from extension

I am working on a Visual Studio extension that implements a custom editor, language service and a debugger. When running the debugger, breakpoints set are not shown in editor margin. All other breakpoint functionality works fine - Breakpoints are…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-28T09:19:02.7266667+00:00
Sajith 11 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-29T04:49:03.0633333+00:00
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Visual Studio extension to render clickable character before searched string

I'm trying to create a Visual Studio 2022 extension to render a clickable character before a specific searched string. On the following code its rendering the character before auto whenever it finds if (auto. I have been able to partially get it done,…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,038 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-24T08:55:21.77+00:00
Laila 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-28T09:50:18.95+00:00
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Theming of WPF dialog not working for all controls on the dialog

Hi, I need to change color/theme of all controls on WPF dialog whenever there is change of theme from VS2022 (i.e. Tools -> Options -> Color Theme ) I followed below MSDN…

Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation
A part of the .NET Framework that provides a unified programming model for building line-of-business desktop applications on Windows.
2,787 questions
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,038 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-04T14:07:53.0266667+00:00
Ajay Gera 40 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-22T03:10:59.8366667+00:00
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How to set a VisualizerTargetType of type byte*?

I am trying to write a visualizer for VS2022. I managed to set it up for the byte[], but failing for the type byte*. the line new VisualizerTargetType("Byte* Visualizer", typeof(byte*)) gives me an compile time error. If I use byte[] instead,…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-20T14:54:22.7066667+00:00
Bodo Scheumann 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-10-21T12:22:30.3166667+00:00
Bodo Scheumann 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to extend the Team Explorer Window of Visual Studio 2022

Hello, I am trying to create an extension which will add a custom button to the Visual Studio 2022 Team Explorer window. On clicking the button I want to do some operations in the Version Control. I had built that application using Visual Studio 2019 by…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-05T17:21:55.0566667+00:00
RAMSANKAR MANTRY 96 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-10-21T07:24:18.4333333+00:00
Jack J Jun 24,516 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Extension to detect when a string get hovered on the document

I'm trying to create a Visual Studio 2022 extension to detect whenever a specific string on a .cpp or .h file get hovered, the project atm have only two files. I have set a breakpoint on InitializeAsync of ImagePackage.cs, when i start debugging the…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,038 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-18T00:52:53.9333333+00:00
Masa Yuilki 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-10-19T16:52:38.5333333+00:00
Masa Yuilki 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Unable to install or update extensions in VS Code

Alright, so last evening I opened VS Code and found the "Prettier" extension to be missing...Naturally, I searched for it and tried to install it..but apparently it shows this error - "Error while installing 'Prettier - Code formatter'…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-01-01T12:09:04.34+00:00
Rishant Jayaswal 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-17T05:01:04.7466667+00:00
Absalom inosi 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can't Build sample VirtualSerial with VS Community 2022, WindowsUserModeDriver10.0 Build Tools not found (WDK is installed)

Yesterday, I installed: Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 Version 17.10.4 VisualStudio.17.Release/17.10.4+35027.167 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.8.09032 Visual C++ 2022 00482-90000-00000-AA903 Windows Software Development Kit - Windows…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
126 questions
asked 2024-07-25T15:19:56.61+00:00
Paul Sievers 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-10-14T08:47:57.5133333+00:00
Paul Sievers 20 Reputation points
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Add project parameter in SSIS dtproj

I am developing an extension to help with SSIS package development. I need to set project parameter. I do this code : private void SetProjectParameters(EnvDTE.Project project, string parameterName, string value) { …

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-11T14:53:54.63+00:00
Vernou 86 Reputation points
1 answer

Visual Studio goLang extension not found

I have installed VS 2022 and the Go Language download. All information says to add golang extension to VS. when I try, it is not found. How can I use go with VS?

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-10-03T23:54:08.44+00:00
Marty's Laptop 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-10-10T01:07:40.1366667+00:00
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

How can I write my deployment app to force local document folder and not OneDrive?

I'm using Visual Studio 2022 using the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects extension for my deployment app. It installs working files into my app folder under documents, but I've learned that sometimes (maybe often), it is going to documents…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-09-26T22:32:05.1533333+00:00
Wayne McHugh 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-07T09:57:37.4966667+00:00
RLWA32 45,701 Reputation points
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Install x86_64 Version of Visual Studio on Windows on ARM

Hey, I use Windows on ARM and I know it's great that Visual Studio is natively available for the platform. However I have VSIX extensions that are not available for ARM and don't install on the ARM version of Visual Studio. In the Visual Studio Installer…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
9,958 questions
asked 2024-10-06T13:15:09.7066667+00:00
Jakob 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-10-07T09:35:17.5166667+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 29,841 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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How to preview GDI+ images on Image Watch?

I'm trying to visualize on memory GDI+ images using the Image Watch extension, i requested support on this feature long time ago directly on the developercommunity it got a lot of upvotes but MSFT just market it as "under review". I tried to…

Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,765 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-09-18T06:25:55.6733333+00:00
Leo Purktz 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-30T06:07:16.6833333+00:00
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 31,326 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

How install specific version of VCLibs debug (14.0.30704.0)

I need specific version of VCLibs DEBUG: Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.Debug_14.0.30704.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe I installed MVS 2015 with Universal Windows Tools but it has 14.0.24210.0 how can i update it to 14.0.30704.0? or does somebody know where can I found…

Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
Visual Studio Debugging
Visual Studio Debugging
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Debugging: The act or process of detecting, locating, and correcting logical or syntactical errors in a program or malfunctions in hardware. In hardware contexts, the term troubleshoot is the term more frequently used, especially if the problem is major.
1,005 questions
asked 2024-09-25T21:52:53.5466667+00:00
Marek 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2024-09-26T08:41:37.72+00:00
Marek 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Can't launch my app because of 'you must install .NET Desktop Runtime' popup

Hi everyone, I'm trying to run my application I've just installed on my computer but I'm having an issue with my .NET Runtime. I've been debugging this application in Visual Studio Community 2022 v17.10.2 and it works fine when I start it through Visual…

.NET
.NET
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.
3,934 questions
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,212 questions
VB
VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that is implemented on the .NET Framework. Previously known as Visual Basic .NET.
2,740 questions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio Extensions
Visual Studio: A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.Extensions: A program or program module that adds functionality to or extends the effectiveness of a program.
228 questions
asked 2024-06-12T15:25:22.23+00:00
Connor Frayne 25 Reputation points
commented 2024-09-19T16:52:08.9633333+00:00
Larry C 20 Reputation points