tf4mono for windows

Thanks to Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, I've created some win32 installation packages for tf4mono.

There are two install options.

The first, tf4mono-base-0.5.1-rc1.exe, has been compiled without any GUI code. It has no external dependencies and should run on any win32 box with the .Net 2.0 framework installed.

The second package, tf4mono-full-0.5.1-rc1.exe, includes the graphical TF explore command. To run this version on win32, you must first install the Gtk# Installer for Windows.

Neither package adds the tf4mono installation folder to the SYSTEM or USER path. You'll have to do this by hand for now.

If you're on a windows box and have a few minutes to test out the package, please do so. Any feedback on how they work would be awesome.

Explore Command

Rather than try to learn how to write a monodevelop plugin and the Gtk# API all at the same time, I thought I'd start out by just getting my head around Gtk#.

Consequently, I've been working on a tf explore command that popups a Gtk# Application that lets you explore the TFS repository you're connected to. Here's what it looks like thus far:

I've been pretty impressed with the available widgets and their ease of use.

I can't quite figure out yet how to show a WATCH cursor when the TF query is lengthy - I've tried several different incantations but all to no avail.

That's the only thing that seems like it should be easier.