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a few more macros to the collection… Superscript: ^^I am superscript^^ Subscript: ,,I am subscript,, Strikethrough ~~I am strikethrough~~ And a freebee for reading this far! Horizontal rule (4 dashes on single line) Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips
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You can now link directly to the latest version in source control for downloading or browsing. For example, to browse whatever the latest version checked into source control for my Stick Figure Karate Fighter, you’ll use this URL: http://stickfigurekarate.codeplex.com/SourceControl/BrowseLatest
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During our last deployment, we added the ability to insert code snippets into the discussion boards. This will display a window for you to post in your code and to preview with syntax highlighting. Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips
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In a recent deployment, project owners can now use advertisements from The Lounge using a single click. Project owner can see advertisements appear on the Home tab, the Downloads tab, the Discussions tab, and the Issue Tracker. The CodePlex documentation
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And just yesterday i was thinking, “is the best use of my blog posting tips about CodePlex?” And then I saw Devon’s blog post today . Guess that answers my question. Let’s just say I took June off and now I’m back. Currently, we don’t have any UI that
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Currently, there isn’t a way on the site to search for users via their usernames. However, if you know someone’s username, you can access their profile directly by typing in http://www.codeplex.com/site/users/view/ <username> Or, if you’re like
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When you edit your release notes, you can use the wiki markup from the homepage, in case you want bulleted lists, bolded text, hyperlinks, etc. Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips
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Thanks to Martin Hinshelwood , a Team System MVP, for sharing the following workaround with all of us! Excerpt below copied from solution-to-connecting-to-tfs-using-https-over-the-internet.aspx This problem it seams is to do with the way Visual
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Whenever you create or edit a public release (show to public = yes), there’s the Default Release option. Having a default release will change a project’s homepage from this to this Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips
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Yesterday’s tip discussed how to create a planned release. Today’s tip talks about how to assign work items to a planned release so that you can let your users know what you’re planning. A planned release is treated the same way as any other release,
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When I first got started in the OSS world, I learned that one of the best ways to encourage contributions is to plan releases based on when feature work is done. For example, if you say, “I plan to release version 2 on such and such date” users will sit
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You can create a hidden release in case you need to archive older releases. Only project members can view hidden releases. To do this, while you are editing a release, you’ll find the Show to public option. Selecting no will put the release under the
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Okay, you can’t really customize the work item template. But, CodePlex Work Items have a custom field that allows you to insert any text you want into the custom field. For example, you could use this custom field as a Priority field, in case you’re using
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Previously, I mentioned that you can sort by top rated release on CodePlex. But it is also interesting to know you can sort by most downloaded project in the past 7 days. We do past 7 days so that active projects are listed first. Technorati Tags:
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sorry for the delay in the tips. Preparing for TechEd took a lot out of me. And the fact that it was sunny the past few weekends in Seattle didn’t encourage me to stay indoors. Prior to the April 9, 2009 deployment, the only way for users to find out
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