Open mgamache opened 5 years ago
The dialog is accessed by right-clicking on a folder and choosing Add->Client Side Library...
The "Manage Client-Side Libraries" command opens libman.json to allow you to remove or change versions. When you save the file, LibMan will automatically update the downloaded files.
We understand that this is a little confusing, so we'll keep this item open to review the UX for the feature.
Thanks for the clarification. Yes, the UI is a little confusing. Most GUI menu items to set options lead to dialogs. Are there others that just lead to opening an xml/json config file?
Is LibMan still the preferred way to pull down client side libraries in visual studio 2019?
@peteralbanese It depends. LibMan isn't intended as a replacement for npm or other package managers, so if you're already using a package manager then you can continue to use that.
LibMan is intended to solve a simpler case where you just want to get some 3rd-party library files without all the overhead of a package manager. For that scenario, LibMan continues to be fully supported.
right click on the project then add then add client side library
The title pretty much sums it up. If I choose "Manage Client-Side Libraries" from my project menu Visual Studio opens the libman.json file not UI Dialog. At one point this was working, but it's not anymore. I am using VS 15.9.4. Tried deleting the libman.json and the .vs folder file but it doesn't help. Also tried restarting my machine. Note: It's also not working in my VS 2019 preview.
thanks