Help File Builder and Tools v2016.5.28.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

This release contains minor fixes and support for installing the VSPackage in Visual Studio 15 Preview. See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2016.5.28.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2016.5.28.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2016.4.9.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2016.4.9.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

NOTE: There are breaking changes in this release. The API and MAML topics are now built in a single build step rather than separate builds steps. See the release notes for details if you have custom components or presentation styles as they will need to be updated.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2016.4.9.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2015.10.10.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2015.10.10.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2015.10.10.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package along with the initial release of the Universal Windows reflection information data set package.

Help File Builder and Tools v2015.7.25.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

Please Note: This release contains a significant number of breaking changes. All deprecated features and support for Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 has been removed. See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2015.7.25.0 Release Notes for details on all of the features removed and changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and tools.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2015.7.25.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

This release includes a corresponding NuGet package along with the initial release of the reflection information data set packages.

NOTE: If experiencing crashes in MRefBuilder related to issues #154 and/or #160, download the MRefBuilderPatched.zip file and replace the MRefBuilder.exe file in the installation folder with the patched version to see if it resolves the issue.

Help File Builder and Tools v2015.5.2.0

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This release contains a few bug fixes and new feature implementations. Of note in this release is support for the new Markdown content presentation style.

See the Sandcastle Tools 2015.5.2.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the underlying Sandcastle tools and presentation styles.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2015.5.2.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and the Visual Studio Package.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Help 2 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2015.5.2.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

No NuGet Package: This release does not include a corresponding NuGet package. Due to size restrictions, I was unable to publish it. The extra framework reflection data pushes it over the 30MB size limit. I plan on reworking the reflection data support for a future release to allow it to be more modular and keep it below the size limit.

Help File Builder and Tools v2015.1.12.0

IMPORTANT: On some systems, the content of the ZIP file is blocked and the installer may fail to run. Before extracting it, right click on the ZIP file, select Properties, and click on the Unblock button if it is present in the lower right corner of the General tab in the properties dialog.

This release contains a few bug fixes and new feature implementations. Support for Visual Studio 2015 Preview and .NET Framework versions 4.5.2 and 4.5.3 is included. Of note in this release is support for informational tool tips and Go To Definition support for various MAML and XML comments link-related elements.

NOTE: Some breaking changes were made in order support framework-specific reflection data. See the release notes for details if you have custom presentation styles or use the ESent/SQL Server cached data build components.

See the Sandcastle Tools 2015.1.12.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the underlying Sandcastle tools and presentation styles.

See the Sandcastle Help File Builder 2015.1.12.0 Release Notes for details on all of the changes made to the Sandcastle Help File Builder and the Visual Studio Package.

This release uses the Sandcastle Guided Installation package. Download and extract to a folder and then run SandcastleInstaller.exe to run the guided installation of the Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools core components, the Visual Studio extension package, and extras.

What's Included

• Help 1 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Help 2 compiler check and instructions on where to download it and how to install it if needed
• Sandcastle Help File Builder and Tools v2015.1.12.0
• SHFB Visual Studio Extension Package
• An option to install the MAML schemas in Visual Studio to provide IntelliSense for MAML topics
• An option to install MAML snippets in Visual Studio to provide insertion of common MAML elements in topics while editing

No NuGet Package: This release does not include a corresponding NuGet package. Due to size restrictions, I was unable to publish it. The extra framework reflection data pushes it over the 30MB size limit. I plan on reworking the reflection data support for the next release to allow it to be more modular and keep it below the size limit.