Where does VS.NET load assemblies from?  Does it not always load them from
the installation folder?
I have an assembly referenced and called from the main vsip package control
that calls System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location.  On

I am writing an AddIn which, among other things, will let users add a
component derived from a base class in my library to the current VSNET
project. I'm doing this under v1.1 of the Framework using c#.
I've figured out how to add the .cs file for the derived class, but I'm

I'm looking for a way to get an interface to the current codewindow. Can
anyone tell me step by step how to do this, please? The intention is to
create a textmarker on the selected text.
Thank you in advance.

I'm looking for some guidelines.
I want to create a Visual Studio plugin that add new extention and editor
(like rpt for Crystal, rdl for SQL Reporting Services, ...).
My goal is to add a graphical editor within Visual Studio that add in

I'm writing unmanaged C++ for a VS2003 plugin.
There's a node in my project heirarchy which has a color property, and I'm
trying to use MapPropertyToBuilder so that I can use
CTLBLDTYPE_STDPROPBUILDER in conjunction with CATID_ColorBuilder.  I don't

I've searched high and low for how to capture key events in add-ins and some
people are saying that it is not possible, yet I've downloaded several
add-ins from various companies that invoke popup menus and code completion
help panels when the developer types code, so it must be ...

As I don't know C++, I want to code a Custom Option Page for my addin using
c#/.net. I did this for my addin tool window using a UserControl and hosting
it in a shim control I downloaded. I know I can't use the same technique for
the custom option page because it is visual studio ...

http://blogs.msdn.com/dr._ex/archive/2005/02/13/371990.aspx
I follow the steps there and still can't make the UI item changes merges to
show on my target machine (without VSIP extra). The commands never show up.
I ran "denenv /setup" since I don't have the Exp registry hive. Here ...

I am working on an Add-In for VS. Net 2005 and I was wondering anyone knows
of a way to capture the user specified options within the IDE.  Specifically
I want my rendering to look like that of the IDE, so I would like to read in
the Environment/Fonts and Colors so that I can ...

           I've created a normal System.Windows.Form and now I would
link it to the IDE. I found an example on msdn but I couldn't realize
how to link my form to IDE.
Anybody could help me?

I wrote an add in for .net 2003.
I would customize the icon that appear in the tools menu. I found some
instructions on msdn but it doesn't function as well (probably there are
localization problems).