Menu Entries
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The DevExpress Menu is displayed in the Visual Studio menu bar, and provides the capability to run additional DevExpress tools.
In Visual Studio 2019, the DevExpress Menu is located in the Extensions menu.
All Platforms
The All Platforms sub menu contains items available for all platforms.
- New Project allows you to create DevExpress template-based projects by using the Template Gallery dialog.
- New Item allows you to add items provided by the Template Gallery.
- Run XPO Profiler invokes the XPO Profiler tool.
WPF Controls v21.2
In the WPF Controls v21.2 sub menu, you can enable or disable DevExpress Smart Tags.
Note
The WPF Controls v21.2 sub menu is not available in Visual Studio versions prior to Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
The DevExpress Image Picker displays a collection of raster and vector DevExpress icons and images added to the solution. When you select an image, the Image Picker displays the path in the System.Uri and DXImage formats. You can use the path to specify images in markup.
Project Converter
This sub menu item shows the list of avalaible Project Converters based on DevExpress component versions installed on the current machine.
The Project Converter is an extension specially designed to update project references to the most recent version of DevExpress .NET components.
Repair ToolBox
The Repair ToolBox item allows you to repair the tool box. Click this item to invoke the Repair ToolBox dialog.
Click Repair ToolBox to start the repair process.
Refer to the following topic for more information on how to resolve possible ToolBox issues: How to resolve issues with Toolbox items.
Receive update notifications
The Receive update notifications option determines whether Visual Studio shows a corresponding notification about newly avalaible versions of DevExpress .NET components in the Notifications window.
