QuickStart -- VSIX installer does not create the expected environment

[MarkStega]

In the QuickStart readme there is a link to the VSIX installer for "Uno Solution Template Visual Studio Extension". Installing that extension does not result in Visual Studio having a project template of "Uno App Solution". There is a new category ("CPS Projects") that has only a template for "UnoQuickStart.Shared" which creates just that one project. The app.xaml.cs and mainpage.xaml.cs have "namespace $ext_safeprojectname$" which of course is an invalid namespace name.

VS2017 15.7
Windows 10 1803 (17134.48)

[jeromelaban]

Thanks for you report. It's quite an uncommon issue.

Are you able to create standard C# UWP and Xamarin projects ?

[MarkStega]

I can create both Xamarin & UWP projects with no issue. Here is what the 'New project'window looks like:

[jeromelaban]

See the updated documentation on how to find the Uno App Solution template. Does it address your issue ?

[MarkStega]

It does address the issue, but where my confusion came from is that I typically just pick "Create new solution" and then under C# pick the appropriate category and then the template. There were no new categories under C# so I scanned and saw the new type of project called "CPS Projects" and that contains only the UnoQuickstart.Shared template per the above screen shot. Using the search method I discovered that the template "Uno App Solution" was in the C# entry (I never even knew that the C# entry also listed templates. It is in the middle of some C#/XAML templates). I reverted back to the 1.29 version of the release and indeed the app solution template was there also.

Two suggestions:

1. Restructure the template location

• Remove the "Uno App Solution" from the 'generic' C# entry
• Create a C#\Uno folder
• Put all of the Uno project templates in this folder (Presumably a "Uno App Solution" and then each individual platform starter.
• Remove the "CPS Projects" folder and its content

2. Get the rest of your source into GitHub repositories; I'd love to be able to help on some peripheral projects like this. I've also seen a couple of minor rendering issues in my wasm proof-of-concept application. I'd certainly try to understand them and provide a PR if I could.

[jeromelaban]

Thanks for the suggestions! We're in the process of publishing the sources, this will all be easier when they will be.

As for the WASM part, even if it's a good start, there's definitely a lot of work to do there, this will be an interesting ride.

[weitzhandler]

Cannot find the template pack in Visual Studio Marketplace, is it meant to be there?

[jeromelaban]

The structured has been adjusted, and the vsix is now in the marketplace, thanks!