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September 2010 - Visual Studio Blog

Introducing the VSPackage Builder

September 8, 2010 Sep 8, 2010 09/8/10
Visual Studio Blog
Last week we released the first version of a new project template, VSPackage Builder, which enables rapid development of the command UI and tool window infrastructure of VS 2010 extensions. VSPackage Builder requires VS 2010 Pro or above, and can be installed directly from within VS using the Extension Manager, or indirectly from the Visual ...

Emacs Emulation Extension Now Available!

September 1, 2010 Sep 1, 2010 09/1/10
Visual Studio Blog
We are pleased to announce the availability of Emacs Emulation as a free extension for Visual Studio 2010!  This extension provides basic support for Emacs keybindings and text editing commands, very similar to the built-in Emacs keyboard layout in VS 2008.  Once the extension is installed you should be able to use familiar keyboard ...