Language service in isolated shell. Strange keyboard behavior (e.g. shortcuts and backspace do not work)

Question

Dear colleagues!

I have some strange trouble with keyboard in isolated shell.

I developing my own language service based on MPF. I created a package for Visual Studio 2008 using Visual Studio 2008 SDK accordingly. I got PLK and SLK from MS VSIP web site.

While I was developing and debugging it in Experimental hive everything was OK. Then I added a Visual Studio Isolated Shell Project (not after the first try) and attach a package to it (added PLK and SLK, made .pkgdef file, call VsStub.exe with /Setup key). After that I've got working standalone application, package is loading properly, syntax is highlited, no errors was shown. But: backspace, insert, page down, page up, home, end and Ctrl+J do not work. They just do nothing. When I hit them nothing happen. On the other hand, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Home, Ctrl+End work. And Ctrl+Space result in typed space (char) in the editor instead of cause the autocompletion.

So, I couldn't even suppose what is wrong. May be I should register language service properly, may be core editor in isolated shell do not support these keys (very strange case), may be there is just a bug in result of troubles creating Visual Studio Isolated Shell project.

If you need more information about the environment, my steps for creating standalone application or something else just let me know.

Best wishes,

  Vladimir Serykh.

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Answer 1

I was trying to investigate reasons of my problem.

I decided to try make standalone shell application with IronPython functionality.

I took IronPython LanguageService project and integrated it the same way into the isolated shell.

And I've got the same strange behavior.

So, it means that:

• I doing something wrong while integrating package
• or there is lack of functionality in core editor of isolated shell
• or my isolated shell installation or project work but broken.

If someone could give me just a little idea how to solve my problem it will be really appreciated.

Best wishes,

 Vladimir.

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Answer 2

Everything is allright!

Problem was disappeared after Microsoft Visual Studio Shell (isolated mode) reinstallation.

So, I think broken installation was the reason of the problem.

Thanks for everyone :)

Best wishes,

 Vladimir.

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Answer 3

I was focused at another tasks for three months. Now I'm back to the isolated shell.

When I tried to deploy my old package I've got exactly the same problem. And I know that there was no changes in environment.

Thus I've got scanty editor without intellisense instead of powerfull one like in the integrated mode.

So I don't know what to do with developed package at this time.

1. I've got a package with language service wint intellisense that works fine in integrated mode.

2. I couldn't get the same functionality in isolated mode.

Anybody's help will be appreciated.

Best wishes,

  Vladimir.

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