There are many more parts of the Visual Studio UI that you can extend. Here we show you just a few.
Creating a VSPackage
The basic building blocks of Visual Studio Extensibility are VSPackages. Learn how to add a VSPackage: Creating an Extension with a VSPackage
Extending the Toolbox
Learn how to add new controls and other items to the Toolbox and how to use Toolbox functionality:
Extending the Status Bar
Learn how to read and write to the status bar and the progress bar, and how to provide animations and other UI: Extending the Status Bar.
Creating Custom Start Pages
Learn how to make your own start page, either from scratch or from a downloadable start page sample: Creating a Custom Start Page.
Write to the Activity Log
Learn how to write to the Activity Log: How to: Use the Activity Log.