Advanced Installer's Visual Studio Extension Projects allow you to build Visual Studio 2010 extensions in VSIX format packages.
By using the VSIX format you can package the following:
- templates
- item templates
- Visual Studio Integration Packages
- Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) components
- Toolbox controls
- assemblies
- custom types (this includes custom Start Pages)
The VSIX format uses file-based deployment and does not support writing to the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) or to the system registry.
Topics
- Product Details
General information about the Visual Studio 2010 extension installed by the VSIX format package. - Digital Signature
VSIX digital signature - Prerequisites
VSIX prerequisites - Files and Folders
On this page you can add files and folders and shortcuts to the installation and set their properties. - Media
Specify project output. - Appearance
Specify VSIX UI elements. - Translations
Specify the Translation dictionaries.