In order to have custom editor for your XML files within VS you should create install VS SDK and create custom editor Here the couple links to get started:
Specific info how to create Custom editor for VS https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb166329.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 Here supplementary reading to get started and to be more familiar with Editors in VS https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb165449.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd885127.aspx Sample: https://github.com/Microsoft/VSSDK-Extensibility-Samples/tree/master/WPFDesigner_XML 2015-12-17 3:09 GMT+06:00 Parashuram N <panar...@microsoft.com>: > While I work in the VS team, I am not very familiar with how it config.xml > is exactly made a GUI in VS. I would imagine that it is possibly the same > way other configurations (like the ASP.NET config, WindowS UWP config, > etc) are converted to GUIs. Are you looking for a generic way to make xml > files editable via GUI ? Is your need constrained to a specific platform ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carlos Santana [mailto:csantan...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:39 PM > To: dev@cordova.apache.org > Subject: Re: config.xml > > Only GUI I know about is > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fconfigap.com%2f&data=01%7c01%7cpanarasi%40microsoft.com%7c147570f8b73848546d1808d3065906a4%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=%2fSqYgkxQSDRlqrex%2fMnnHDVSfowvV7HWpW5b%2bkinOUk%3d > > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 2:49 PM Paul <toastisg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm wondering how in the heck you guys skin the config.xml file to > > have a design view in Visual Studio? I have a few projects that suck in > xml files. > > It would be nice to have the option to edit the xml in a gui based > format. > > I've searched and searched for any documentation on how to do this, > > but with no luck. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. > > >
