So, I'm writing a VSTO 3.0 Word application level add-in, and I want a custom task pane to show for some documents but not for others. Should be easy to do, right? Not so much. First, I create an extension method for the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Wo... class that examines the properties of the document that I'm using for the show/hide behavior. So far, real simple. Then, I add an event handler to the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Wo... event in which I call the exention...
It's kinda official, I'm a member of the Office "14" DAC. I would have loved to go to the kick-off meeting, but I couldn't get work to pay for it. I can't say much more than that (or I'd have to kill you, blah, blah, blah), as I'm under a NDA, DNA, T&A, or whatever. I will post whatever I can (read as "whatever I see other members are posting without getting in too much trouble"), and I hope that I can attend some of the in-person events in the future.