{"id":145,"date":"2008-12-03T03:03:05","date_gmt":"2008-12-03T01:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mariusbancila.ro\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2009-02-25T08:31:36","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T06:31:36","slug":"vsbuildstatusaddin-for-visual-studio-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariusbancila.ro\/blog\/2008\/12\/03\/vsbuildstatusaddin-for-visual-studio-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"VSBuildStatusAddin for Visual Studio 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have created an published at Visual Studio Gallery<\/a> an add-in for Visual Studio 2008, called VSBuildStatusAddin<\/a>. This add-in shows the status of a build\/clean\/deploy operation. I hope some of you will find this useful. Bellow is a description of the add-in.<\/p>\n

Installation<\/strong>
\nExtract the content of the archive to your Visual Studio 2008 add-ins folder. You can configure that from Tools > Options > Environment > Add-in\/Macros Security. You can also extract it to any folder and then add that folder to the Add-in File Paths list.<\/p>\n

Startup<\/strong>
\nThe add-in is configured to start when the Visual Studio starts. However, the first you start Visual Studio, after you installed the add-in, you have to go to the Tools menu and use the VSBuildStatusAddin command to show the tool window. For future runs, Visual Studio remembers the position, docking style and visibility. If the add-in window was opened the last time you closed Visual Studio, the next time it starts is automatically shown at the last position.<\/p>\n

Usage<\/strong>
\nOn the add-in window toolbar there are four check buttons that are used to select what projects can be shown in the list (depending on their build status) and the number of projects in that state:<\/p>\n