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Customizing Editor Controls and Menus by Using the Legacy API

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A language service or a text view can control the context menus and controls in the editor. The pages in this section detail how to work with these features.

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Drop-down Bar
Describes the drop-down bar and provides instructions for implementing it.

Command Handling
Details command handling in editors.

Context Menus
Describes editor context menus.

How to: Update the Status Bar
Provides instructions for updating the Status Bar.

Editor and Language Service Extensions
Introduces the different types of editors you can use in Visual Studio.