Looking Ahead
This chapter should have given you a pretty good idea of how named commands apply to the Code Editor in the IDE and how you can customize the IDE by using alias commands in the Command Window, through keyboard shortcuts, and by adding menu items associated with named commands and macros. In Chapter 4, we'll take a look at how you can start to extend the IDE by creating your own Visual Studio .NET macros.
• Table of Contents • CD-ROM Inside Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 By
Brian Johnson, Craig Skibo Publisher : Microsoft Press Pub Date : February 12, 2003 ISBN : 0-7356-1874-7 Pages : 576
Learn how to put all the built-in power of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 to work with this comprehensive, in-depth programming guide. It drills down into the internal workings of Visual Studio .NET to help you get the most out of its features, editors, and project-management capabilities. You''ll see how to extend this rich, integrated development environment to maximize your productivity for any project, no matter where you are in the development cycleor which language you use. You''ll also learn how to use macros and add-ins to simplify your work. Code examples in every chapter show you exactly what to do.