Mikhail Arkhipov (MSFT)'s WebLog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/feed.xml Visual Web Developer stuff Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:19:41 GMT en-US hourly 1 R Tools for Visual Studio https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/r-tools-for-visual-studio Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2016/01/23/r-tools-for-visual-studio/ This is what I have been working on over the last several months: [View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1_0XN-p3Hs]

]]> WebMatrix v2 RC is out so it is time to revive this blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/webmatrix-v2-rc-is-out-so-it-is-time-to-revive-this-blog Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:52:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2012/06/10/webmatrix-v2-rc-is-out-so-it-is-time-to-revive-this-blog/ It has been a long while since I posted here. I've been silent since most of the things I've been working on were not public. Now WebMatrix v2 RC is out I can admit I have been working on most of its editor features: JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, {LESS}, SaSS, Jade, EJS, Classic ASP and so on. I am going to start series of posts on WebMatrix editor functionality, its relation to Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer Express and so on. WebMatrix v2 employs the same WPF based core editor surface that first appeared in Visual Studio 2010. This allows us to share features between VS, VWD and WebMatrix.

Meanwhile, Justin made great post on WebMatrix Node.js features and here is 'WebMatrix meets node.js' Twitter feed.

]]> Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component, upgrade to Office 2010 and VS 2010 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/microsoft-visual-studio-web-authoring-component-upgrade-to-office-2010-and-vs-2010 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:15:49 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2010/07/19/microsoft-visual-studio-web-authoring-component-upgrade-to-office-2010-and-vs-2010/ You have probably seen post in our team blog on how to repair VS 2008 after upgrading from Office 2007 to Office 2010. It provides good explanation on what exactly happens. The issue is specific to upgrading 32-bit Office on 64-bit OS. Note that VS 2008 is 32-bit application and so is Office 2007. Office 2010 comes in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. VS 2010 is still 32-bit only. The bug is in incorrect handling of regisration of shared 32-bit vs 64-bit type libraries. You may have a few logical questions though :-).

First, why this issue was not discovered back in Office 2007 / VS 2008 days? Actually, we did see a few reports on VS 2008 design view hanging, but there were less than maybe ten of them total as very few people used 64-bit OS back then, repro steps were inconsistent and in most cases users were able to figure out solution or the problem simply went away after Office 2007 repair or reinstall. So there was not enough information to act upon.

Second, you may ask why this issue was not discovered and fixed before Office 2010 shipped. Actually, it was discovered before Office 2010 shipped, but the bug was in Office 2007 setup and not in Office 2010. Office 2010 simply runs regular silent uninstall on Office 2007 and that's where the bug is. There was no reasonable solution for the Office 2010 setup. Office 2010 no longer ships MSXML5 and is unable to repair it. So the fix has to be published as Office 2007 update - it is in works, but it takes time to have update published (I will probably write a separate post on publishing updates).

Third, you may be wondering if VS 2010 is affected by any of the Office issues. The answer is no. In VS 2010 time frame we moved HTML designer code base and setup into Visual Studio and the binary is no longer built in Office, it has no Office dependencies and is no longer installed using Office setup. The component is now integral part of Visual Studio and no longer appears as a separate application in Control Panel. You can find designer binaries in Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\Packages and in Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\Packages\vwd..

 

]]> What kind of extensibility would you like to see in HTML/ASPX editor? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/what-kind-of-extensibility-would-you-like-to-see-in-htmlaspx-editor Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:02:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2009/01/19/what-kind-of-extensibility-would-you-like-to-see-in-htmlaspx-editor/ Have you ever wanted to extend HTML editor Source view or perhaps modify some of the existing functionality? Perhaps you always wanted to write an add-in or a simple feature youself but lack of extensibility support (or lack of information on it) prevented you from doing it? There is a large amount of information available at Visual Studio Extensibility portal, but I do know that we in the Web Tools team don't currently provide rich extensibility support. For example, we do not expose element tree that our parser produces and it is not easy to modify context menus.

What kind of extensibility point you would like to see? Perhaps we could publish an add-on library you could use to access cetrain internal structures? If you do not feel like publishing your add-in ideas just yet, feel free to e-mail me with requests for extensibility at mikhaila-at-microsoft-dot-com. Feel free also to ask about Design view extensibility as well.

 

]]> A lot of snow around Seattle https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/a-lot-of-snow-around-seattle Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:43:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/12/25/a-lot-of-snow-around-seattle/ It has been heavily snowing for more than a week. I cleaned my driveway four times already, each time removing a foot of snow - good excercise :-). However, our street was only plowed once :-( so one really needs a high clearance car to get out. It is snowing every year and yet city does not have snow plows. Power went out twice - we are lucky to have a backup generator. It is still a mystery to me: every year we have snow, strong winds and heavy rain. And each time city and utility company are unprepared. Kids are having fun sledding and building snow forts though :-)

]]> Where do I find all published hotfixes for Visual Studio? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/where-do-i-find-all-published-hotfixes-for-visual-studio Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:14:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/12/19/where-do-i-find-all-published-hotfixes-for-visual-studio/ Both VS 2005 and VS 2008 downloads are available here

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=15541

]]> Russian VS 2008 SP1 has been released https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/russian-vs-2008-sp1-has-been-released Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:33:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/12/18/russian-vs-2008-sp1-has-been-released/ Пакет обновления 1 (SP1) Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (установщик)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=ru&FamilyID=fbee1648-7106-44a7-9649-6d9f6d58056e

This is a coordinated release with Russian for SQL, MSDN, and the Orcas SP1 RUS Library.

]]> Why there is no spell checking in Design view? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/why-there-is-no-spell-checking-in-design-view Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:24:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/12/18/why-there-is-no-spell-checking-in-design-view/ Some folks asked why VS 2008 and VWD Express 2008 do not have "live" spell checking like Expression Web or SharePoint Designer 2007? Designer is shared with Expression Web and hence code must be there, right? Correct. But there are licensing issues. Office spell checker and dicitonaries are not 100% Microsoft products (you can see copyright information in the Office Help | About information). Expression Web is an Office product so it is using Office spell checker engine directly, same way other Office apps do. Visual Studio is not Office product and hence it cannot directly use or ship components Microsoft may not have license for. My add-in uses separately installed Word via public interfaces which is different from direct usage of Office engine or reshipping third party components in a different application.

]]> Where is Mikhail? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/where-is-mikhail Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:35:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/12/18/where-is-mikhail/ I have been posting in our team blog primarily. Maybe I should have cross posted, but I didn't. I will probably continue posting major articles on the team blog and redirect my blog to more technical subjects. Meanwhile, I hope you discovered that spell checker has been updated.

 

]]> Uninstalling VS 2008 SP1 Beta and HTML designer update https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mikhailarkhipov/uninstalling-vs-2008-sp1-beta-and-html-designer-update Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mikhailarkhipov/2008/06/11/uninstalling-vs-2008-sp1-beta-and-html-designer-update/