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Summary

Add comprehensive documentation for working with the Visual Studio Output Window.

Topics Covered

  • Quick start with Community Toolkit
  • Creating custom output panes (Toolkit and traditional approaches)
  • Writing to built-in panes (General, Build, Debug)
  • Built-in pane GUIDs reference table
  • Thread-safe vs standard output methods
  • Pane configuration options (visibility, clear on solution close)
  • Showing and activating panes programmatically
  • Complete reusable ExtensionLogger example
  • Best practices for output window usage

Test plan

  • Verify the page renders correctly
  • Verify the page appears in the Fundamentals section of the sidebar
  • Verify code examples are properly syntax highlighted

Closes #43

Add comprehensive documentation for working with the Output Window:
- Quick start with Community Toolkit
- Creating custom output panes
- Writing to built-in panes (General, Build, Debug)
- Built-in pane GUIDs reference
- Thread-safe vs standard output methods
- Pane configuration options
- Showing and activating panes
- Complete reusable logger example
- Best practices

Closes #43
@CalvinAllen CalvinAllen merged commit d8f9fd3 into main Feb 4, 2026
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@CalvinAllen CalvinAllen deleted the docs/ui/output-window branch February 4, 2026 19:41
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