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Wictor Wilén

SharePoint Server MVP / Author / MCT / MCTS / MCP / MSc writing about SharePoint and other interesting Microsoft technologies

Announcing: MSDN Locator plugin for Windows Live Writer

Posted at 2006-11-15 04:33 by Wictor Wilén in Windows Live Writer , Downloads , Windows Live with 9 comments.

When writing blog posts I once in a while link to classes and methods in the MSDN Library. So why not simplify this job a bit by writing yet another Windows Live Writer plugin - MSDN Locator plugin for Windows Live Writer.

Screenshot of the plugin

The plugin allows you to search for a class, namespace, method or property using the full name and then inserts a link tag with a description (title attribute).

Here are some samples:

System.Console.WriteLine, System.IO.Packaging, System.Windows.Xps

This is just the first version so please report any problems and/or any suggestions for improvements.

Download the plugin here, it will shortly be available at the Windows Live Gallery.

Comments and trackbacks

#  MSDN Locator plugin for Windows Live Writer by Trackback
Screenshot from websnpr The plugin allows you to search for a class, namespace, method or property using the full name and then
#  Thanks by adventurer
Screenshot from websnpr Very useful plugin.Thanks.
#  Re: Thanks by Wictor
Screenshot from websnpr Thank you for the kind words.
#  Add links by Programming Zen
Screenshot from websnpr http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/{YourInputHere}(vs.80).aspx eg: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/System.Console.WriteLine(vs.80).aspx
#  Proxy by Michael C. Neel
Screenshot from websnpr I'd like to try this plugin, but it's not reading the proxy setting I have in WLW (and can't connect to do the search).
#  Re: Proxy by Wictor
Screenshot from websnpr That's correct, it does not use the proxy settings in WLW but rely on the proxy settings in Internet Explorer. You can manually edit the WLW .config file to handle your proxy server, like this: <system.net> <defaultProxy> <proxy proxyaddress = "http://proxyserver:80" bypassonlocal = "true" /> </defaultProxy> </system.net>
#  Hi, I want my blog in Code Formated by My_Name
Screenshot from websnpr Very useful plugin.Thanks. But do you know how to keep my blog entries in Code Designer Formated??
#  Formatting code by Wictor
Screenshot from websnpr Check out the Live Gallery at http://gallery.live.com/default.aspx?pl=8
#  New beta of Windows Live Writer by Trackback
Screenshot from websnpr You probably already have read all about the new beta of Windows Live Writer. I thought I should write some lines about some of the new really nice features. Linking WLW contains an improved linking ...
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