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You can see the list of detected and enabled addins in Outlook in: Tools->Options->Other->Advanced Options->COM Add-Ins… If there were some error and addin has not been loaded it will be there with unchecked box. This is where […]

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When I browse code looking for something or when I take a look at a new class I want to see as much code as I can. But then when I enter the “coding” mode I want to focus on code that I write and I want to have bigger font to make it easier […]

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Our solution contains about 30 projects. There are web apps, windows services, web controls, web parts (usual stuff for SharePointers). One of them is a BuildApp. It contains only one empty file class1.cs but it’s there to register DLLs in GAC, web parts in SPS and restart appPool.
After installing Visual Studio 2003 SP1 the BuildApp […]

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Have you ever needed to build only one project, the one you are currently working on, rather than a whole solution (especially the webparts deployment projects)?
There is a shortcut “ctrl+shift+b” but it builds whole solution. If you want to build current project you have to take your hands off the keyboard, move your mouse and […]

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Since I’m working on VMWare machine on SharePoint, the little window named “Microsoft Development Environment has encountered a problem and needs to be close” become main part of my life.
Always when I got this message I had a close and send error to Microsoft buttons. I always send those error reports.
Few moments ago VS crashed […]

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From time to time my keyboard gets stuck in Visual Studio.NET 2005 BETA 2. Enter, backspace, keyboard cut & paste just stop working in C# editor.
Seems that showing and hiding the solution explorer fixes this problem.
Looks like hidden panels steal focus - pin them, turn off auto-hide.
And if your keyboard gets really stuck, try to […]

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I am just a fan of custom installs. Every time I install something I choose custom to see what will be installed.
As you can see sometimes it’s not a good idea. Since first time I have installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 I had problem with test projects. When trying to add a new test […]

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