Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Unleashed

Using the Extension Manager

Before we detailed the editor extension points, we briefly mentioned the Extension Manager and its role. The manager is launched via the Tools menu, Extension Manager. The UI used by the extension manager is clean and simple (see Figure 16.6).

Figure 16.6 The Visual Studio Extension Manager.

The left pane manages the mode of the manager. You can manage installed extensions, browse extensions available online, or view updates available to any currently installed extensions. In Figure 16.6 you can clearly see all of the extensions that were installed as a result of running the four different extension template projects. ...