March 2007 - Gary Depue's VSTA Blog

  • Macros versus Addins

    The VSTA SDK samples and VAO include code for ‘Macros’ and ‘Addins’, but this is really nothing more than a conceptual difference created by the application's architecture. The SDK samples support a Macro Recorder, which allows the end user to create...
  • Using the DTE to customize VSTA IDE menus

    Using the DTE, you can customize the UI and user interaction of the VSTA IDE. Here's a quick snippet that shows how to add a ‘La&unch Something’ menu button to the Tools menu of the VSTA IDE. CustomizeIDEMenu() is a method in the host application...
Copyright Summit Software Company, 2008. All rights reserved.