I've used a plugin derived from RoyO's "Extensibility Application Block" http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2003/11/24/39484.aspx
The SharpDevelop IDE was a bit complex for my tastes in a small-ish app that just needed a little plugin love. My experience w/ Roy's code: http://www.chrisfrazier.net/blog/archive/2005/01/06/666.aspx -- -Christopher ASP.NET MVP | AspInsider http://www.chrisfrazier.net/blog > -----Original Message----- > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Vince Pacella > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 10:31 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Windows Forms - extensible UI > > Check out this. > > http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ > > > It's SharpDevelop, an open source C# IDE. It is an > application that supports Addins and extensibility As the > source code is available , you'll have both a rather fancy > Windows Form app to see as an example as well as the code as > to how they did it. > > Regards, > J. Vince Pacella / OOCL Chicago > Cell 773-454-8683 Fax - 773-867-5050 > > Cargo Tracking Online at: > www.cargosmart.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles > > Gamble > > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:22 > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Windows Forms - extensible UI > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > We are planning to develop a Windows Forms UI that is > extensible via > > plug-ins. Basically the plug-ins will be used to provide more > > functionality. > > Are there any good examples of doing this or any useful design > > patterns that we should use? > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help, > > > > Charles. > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by MessageLabs. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE > Email from OOCL is confidential and may be legally > privileged. If it is not intended for you, please delete it > immediately unread. The internet cannot guarantee that this > communication is free of viruses, interception or > interference and anyone who communicates with us by email is > taken to accept the risks in so doing. Without limitation, > OOCL and its affiliates accept no liability whatsoever and > howsoever arising in connection with the use of this email. > Under no circumstances shall this email constitute a binding > agreement to carry or for provision of carriage services by > OOCL, which is subject to the availability of carrier's > equipment and vessels and the terms and conditions of OOCL's > standard bill of lading which is also available at > http://www.oocl.com. > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
