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panes

editor windows, in, 244-246

IsTopPane sample function, 245

number open in a window, determining, 245

Panes property of TextWindow, 243

placement, determining, 245

TextPane objects, 244-246

parameter information, viewing, 48

paths, default, 12

persisting data across IDE sessions, 194-196

platforms

AddPlatform method, 191

types supported, 190

point objects

defined, 250

EditPoint objects, 253, 254-256

retrieving, 253

TextPoint objects, 250-251

virtual space lab, 252-253

VirtualPoint objects, 251-252

popup menus

command bar object model, place in, 145-146

new, creating, 148

primary command bars, retrieving items programmatically, 146-147

profiles, 5

project configuration

Configuration lists for, 25

Configuration Properties folder, 25

debugging settings, 26

defined, 22

metadata, 23

naming configurations, 25

new, creating, 24

Visual C++ properties, 26-28

Visual C# projects, 25-26

Project Dependencies command, 187

Project Dependencies setting, 21, 29-30

Project Explorer, macros in, 95

project management

IDE's role in, 33

organizing levels, 17

solutions as basic unit of, 153

templates, creating with, 18

tools for, overview of, 17-18

Project menu, ShowAllFiles command, 164

ProjectAdded event, SolutionsEvent object, 158

projects

Add New Item command, 167

Add New Item dialog box, 167

AddExistingItem method of ItemOperations, 166-167

AddFrom methods of ProjectItems, 168-169

AddFromFile method, 156-158

AddFromTemplate method, 156-158

adding items, 166-170

adding programmatically, 156-158

AddNewItem method of ItemOperations, 167-168

AddProject method, 172

builds, configuring. See build configurations

components of, 23

configuration. See project configuration

ConfigurationManager objects, 183

debugging settings, 26

default creation with solutions, 18

defined, 17, 22

deleting items in, 170

dependencies, 21, 29-30, 186-189

enumerating items, 163-166

enumerating within solutions, 155-156

events, firing, 181-183

file creation method, 167

file items, 23

files in, enumerating, 163-166

finding configurations, 190

finding items in, 165, 166

FindProjectItem method, 165-166

folders in, 164

forms items in, accessing, 164-165

Globals object, 194-196

ItemOperations object, 166-170

items, adding, 166-170

items collections, 163-166

Kind property, 181

language-specific. See language-specific project objects

links to files, 23

macro, 94-95

managed applications properties, 25

managing. See project management

membership in solutions, 18

Miscellaneous Files projects, 176-177

multiple, startup order, 21

New Project Configuration dialog, 24

object model, 163-166

Object property of Project object, 170

options, setting programmatically, 175

output path property, 25

persisting data, 194-196

programming languages, associated items for, 23

Project Dependencies setting, 21

ProjectItems collections, 168-169

ProjectItems objects, 163-166, 179, 246

ProjectRenamed event, SolutionsEvent object, 158

Projects property of solutions, 155-156

properties, build configurations, 192

properties, setting, 24, 175

references, adding, 29

removing items in, 170

retrieving configurations by type, 190-191

selected in Solution Explorer, property for, 156

ShowAllFiles command with, 164

showing all project files, 23

solution folders with, 177-180

source file extensions, 28-29

startup, configuring, 21, 185-186

template paths, finding, 169-170

unique names of, 155

unmodeled, 180-181

user option files, 29

utility, 176

Visual C++ links to files, 23

Visual C++ properties, 26-28

.vstemplate files with ProjectItems, 169

PromptToSave property for solutions, 154

properties

build configuration, 192

debugging settings, 26

project, setting. See project configuration

project objects, setting, 175

of solutions, 20-22

Visual C++ projects, 26-28

Properties window

custom windows with, 232-233

defined, 8

selection of windows, 232-233

purpose of Visual Studio 2005, 1