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Asked: 2026-06-04T10:48:13+00:00

please see this question. The initial question was solved, and I have a method

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please see this question.

The initial question was solved, and I have a method in my extension.
I want that when the user installs the extension, a keyboard-shortcut should be installed as well, and should run the method when pressed.

How do I do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can add shortcuts to the .vsct file. This file is created automatically in the wizard when you generate a new extension and say it will have a menu command. To add it manually:

    • Create MyCommands.vsct
    • Set File Properties to VSCTCompile
    • Unload your project, right click and edit project:
    <VSCTCompile Include="MyCommands.vsct">
    <ResourceName>Menus.ctmenu</ResourceName>
    <SubType>Designer</SubType>
</VSCTCompile>
    • Declare that your project will have menus and shortcuts:
    [ProvideMenuResource("Menus.ctmenu",1)]
public sealed class MyPackage : Package
    • Add a keybindings section:
    <KeyBindings>
   <KeyBinding guid="yourCmdSet" id="cmdAwesome"
    editor="guidVSStd97"
    key1="VK_F7" mod1="Control Alt"
    key2="VK_F1">
   </KeyBinding>
</KeyBindings>
    • In your Package.Initialize:
    // Add our command handlers for menu/shortcut (commands must exist in the .vsct file)
OleMenuCommandService mcs = GetService(typeof(IMenuCommandService)) as OleMenuCommandService;
if (null != mcs)
{
    //// Create the command for the menu item.
    var menuCommandID = new CommandID(GuidList.yourCmdSet,(int)PkgCmdIDList.cmdAwesome);
    var menuItem = new MenuCommand((sender, evt) =>
    {
        // Do stuff
    }
}

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