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Updated Features and new links for the Smart Paster
I've updated the Smart Paster entry based on new information from Alex. This is why I'm working...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/25/2004
Point and Test NUnit integration for Visual Studio.NET
A little more testing to start the week. Via NUnitAddIn: “Point and Test NUnit integration for...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/24/2004
"Paste As.." in VS.NET with Smart Paster Add-In
The pic and post from Alex really says it all. Installed! Alex, you should submit this to the Add-in...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/21/2004
Easy Multi-Threaded Design in VS via an Add-In
[Via Michael Harsh] One of the prototyping guys at MS, Roland Fernandez, has created a VS.NET 2003...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/19/2004
Snippet Compiler - Write and test snippets of code outside of VS without saving
[Via VSData Team Blog] One of the things people like about VS2005 is that you can create projects...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/19/2004
VB6 MouseWheel Fix via Add-in
Thanks to dredge, today I discovered a solution for THE problem that plagued me since I started...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/18/2004
NTime - Performance unit testing tool
Adam Slosarski presents NTime -a perfomance testing tool- on code project. [Via Weblogs @ ASP.NET]...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/18/2004
ClrUnit: Unit Testing Framework with VS Integration inspired by JUnit
From John Lewicki comes a new Unit Testing framework for VS integrated as a VSIP package. In his...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/17/2004
Accessibility Macros for Visual Studio .NET 2003
As I demo'ed at CSUN, here are the Accessibility Macros for Visual Studio .NET 2003. These macros...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/14/2004
Introducing MsaaVerify - an Accessibility testing tool
Have you ever used AccExplorer or Inspect and wondered whether the information presented was...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/11/2004
ASP.Net Version Switcher
Via Rob I found the ASP.Net Version switcher. Rob claims to use it at least once a day. - Josh From...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/09/2004
Pinvoke.Net Add-in Link Update
If you have the post about the Pinvoke.Net Add-in for VS in your RSS reader cache you should note...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/06/2004
Get Pinvoke.Net Native Method Signatures directly into Visual Studio
I know I suggest that everything is cool, but this is really cool IMO! Via Kevin I found this add-in...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/05/2004
"Close All But This" and more Whidbey commands now in VS 2003!!!
This is pretty cool. Gaston couldn't wait for Whidbey so he coded up some of our little IDE...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/05/2004
Add Code Wizard
Craig made a post over at his blog, giving the location of a new toy called “Add Code...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/04/2004
Class Browsing for .NET components with Reflector = High Praise
This one has been getting a lot of praise lately... The official site says: “Reflector is a...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/03/2004
Building a Better Notepad with Notepad2.exe
I had to add this one since it's making the rounds. The official site for Notepad2 has this to say:...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/30/2004
Creating a Help Collection Using the Help Integration Wizard Beta
Via Robert I discovered the Help Integration Wizard. From Roberts Post: A team at Microsoft had...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/28/2004
AssemblyToVisio - Visio 2003 UML diagram generator
Sent to me ( Josh ) from one of our Microsoft consultants.......
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/27/2004
Add #Region Macro
Another macro from Devhawk allows you to quickly add your own regions to code. From his site:...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/27/2004
Set IDE to Demo Mode Fonts
Via Devhawk comes a macro to set the editor fonts to and from a preset demo mode size and font...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/27/2004
How to Use Macro Code
To use the macro code you find here you'll want to copy it to the clipboard and follow these steps....
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/27/2004
Share and Find Code Snippets with CodeSwap
UPDATE: Only works with VS 2002. I think this kind of thing is pretty cool. The CodeSwap tool lets...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/26/2004
Fiddler for HTTP Debugging Issues
Another tool found it's way into my inbox today from Eric Lawrence- “Need to monitor or modify...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/22/2004
Code Template Add-In for Code Expansions in VS .NET 2003
Eddie sent this one my way for posting. With this Add-In you can define keywords that will be...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/22/2004
IL Language Service for VS
This package provides syntax highlighting for IL files in the Visual Studio .NET text editor. Its...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/22/2004
ConfigBuilder Visual Studio Custom Code Generation Tool
Our first submission comes from John Lewicki. Thanks! From his comments: Some of you may be...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/21/2004
Resource Editor for VS.NET 2003 made with VSIP Extras!
Check out this Resource Editor made with the VSIPExtras by Gaston. Features listed from the site...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Easy File Finder Add-In for VS 2003
Until you get to use the swanky new Whidbey UI for navigating your solution you might find this...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Create C# Code Snippets with Snippy
Gus wrote a tool that works with Visual Studio 2005 to create code snippets (aka code expansions)....
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Command Prompt Bar for CMD.EXE Inside the Windows Explorer
If you love your command prompt or wondered what life would be like without the...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
SlickRun to define "MagicWords" for fast app launching
Via Roy I found SlickRun which sets up a semi-transparent textbox on top of my taskbar for me to...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Welcome to the Powertoys Blog
In June 2003 Visual Studio team members worked to release the first set of Powertoys for Visual...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
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Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Welcome to the Powertoys Blog
In June 2003 Visual Studio team members worked to release the first set of Powertoys for Visual...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
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Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004
Hello World Test Post
This blog will have something to do with https://www.gotdotnet.com/team/ide and the extensibility...
Author: Powertoys Date: 04/20/2004