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magna_nz
magna_nz

Reputation: 1273

visual studio extensions not showing in main window

I'm new to Visual Studio and the extension functionality it has. I've recently downloaded some plugins such as Javascript Parser and they have installed just fine.

What I can't seem to find is how to add it to my main programming window in VS. I've tried googling but all I can find is how to install and uninstall extensions rather than showing me how to add the extension to my main window.

Any help would be great,

Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6730

Answers (2)

www-0av-Com
www-0av-Com

Reputation: 735

Simple question deserves a simple answer. Simply put, extensions add menu items apparently at random, and not under the Extensions menu where you might expect them to be put.

Eg: adding "Code Converter C# to/from VB.NET" to vs19. I had to use the convenient Search menus option (in form title bar). Also, I used the extension manager to disable/re-enable the extension, then I could see what had changed.

Upvotes: 0

Abhinav Galodha
Abhinav Galodha

Reputation: 9878

AddIn are great to improve productivity in VS. I myself use couple of Addin.

Every AddIn would have got it's own set of functionality and it's own window's. Specifically for Javascript Parser, you can open it by navigating to View->Other Windows -> Javascript Parser in menu bar in Visual Studio. I am attaching a screenshot from my system.

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Link for couple of recommened VS AddIn.

UPDATE 1:

AddIn provide extension to VS, they are not limited to one window. So a AddIn like Resharper (see in attached Image) is in Menu Bar. Web essentials comes into work when you a open a css file which has link to image etc. So every AddIn would extend VS in certain way. How is it to be used, should be documented in AddIn documentation.

Quote From VisualStudio.com

Visual Studio was built for extensibility to expand the functionality of the IDE. Here are some examples of how you can extend the Visual Studio IDE.

Add new UI such as menu items and tool windows to add your own tools. Extend the editor and our compilers to analyze and understand your code. Extend Visual Studio Online and Team Foundation Server to analyze information, manage the development workflow, or integrate external development services. Integrate a new compiler and project type into Visual Studio to bring new assets into your solution. Distribute your tool with the Visual Studio shell even if your users don’t have Visual Studio.

If you need more details please go through 1 & 2 & 3

Upvotes: 1

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