Coloring, Outlining, Intellitips, MethodTips, Codesnippets for T4 templates
In my previous post I talk about coloring for T4 templates. Coloring is the most important thing in order to improve editing templates.
But there are other features that are important in order to editing templates
- Outlining. You can hide and show template code regions or output code regions.
- Intellitips and MethodTips for statics and for variables.
- Codesnippets. You can add your own snippets !!! Right now I have only for the built-in directives.
- You can run the template in order to see the output. (right button and run)
I known that a Language service of Microsoft is in the way, but in the meantime I hope this help.Some screenshots:
Installation
install.bat in a VS2005 command prompt.
(By the way in VS SDK I would like to have a Wix template with common stuff solved like search the registry for VS, run devenv /setup in the end, run a custom action using regpkg, etc ;)