I can't work out how to get the IVsProvideColorableItems interfaces to work
in VS 2003 (using the managed Helper.Package class as a base). I have
written a class that implements the interface, and given it a GUID, but I
don't how know to make VS actually call the methods ...

my goal is to develop an own form designer using the Visual Studio
Integrati
on Package.
So far I proceeded as follows:  

In order to display some sections of my code with a special background
color, I'm looking forward to dynamicly change this setting with a macro.
The sections to highlight are found with a regular-expression match but I
don't know how to set the display color in the DTE ...

I'm attempting to create a editor based off the BasicEditor sample included
with VSIP Extras. However, I've run into a problem. The first parameter of
the RegisterEditorExtensionAttribute is an object. The object can be an Type
or the GUID that was given to the EditorFactory. ...

Is the SCC API still under NDA? I've noticed that several projects
aimed at interfacing VS.NET with outher source control systems
(Subversion, CVS) fell short due to need for an NDA.
Thanks

Via the IVsUIShell I get an Enumeration of Windows Frames, but how can I get
the active CodeWindow? Further I would need the TextSelection or the Indices
of the Selected Text. Can anyone help?
Thank you.

i have made my own custom object for MS Word. i have successfully inserted
it into the Word document. now i want to append my own menu with this
object. I made my own menu for my object and showed it on the right mouse
button click event. it works fine when you first time insert the ...

I'm getting this totally unhelpful error message on new installs of my vsip
project and package. It happens when I create a new instance of my custom
project, but it doesnt happen when i do so under the debugger. Only on new
installs (which im testing on virtual pc). Can  you give ...

Does anyone have a sample of a Command taking parameters implemented within a
VSIP package ? I know this should be straight-forward, but I can’t get it to
work. When the command is executed the IOleCommandTarget::Exec() method
includes a variant in parameter. This works fine from ...

There are quite a few examples on getting a reference to the IDesignerHost
interface for the windows form designer
==> something along the lines of :(IDesignerHost objDesignerHost =
(IDesignerHost)objDTE.ActiveWindow.Object)

How should I insert commands to VS property grid ( similiar to
DesignerVerbs) in my own editor (in my VSIP package)?
I've tried implementing IServiceProvider in my editor DocView with
MenuCommandService, but it seems that nobody in VS is interested in my

I want to insert an object into MS Word using function AddOleObject. i did it using visual basic 6 using the following function.
InlineShape.AddOleObject(insRange,"{7A4960FC-645E-4971-B2C4-E4C3DB896D10}","",False,False);
where insRange is of Range type. it worked fine. but the ...

Hi
I'd like to write an Add-In to automatically bring up the "List Members"
(Ctl-J) popup list whenever the developer types something in a C# editor, so
for example if I type the letter s, then the member list should come up and

Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.IVsTextLineMarker has a method
called "getTipText". I guess, this is the text shown when hovering over the
TextMarker, isn't it?
If it is, how can I set this text?

 I'd like to alter the default list of directories that VS.NET 2003
uses when building C++. I'd like to do this using a script or program.
Documentation on automation was promising (the DTE.Properties help) --
but notes that only the info listed on that page can be altered... and