In previous articles I've shown how to host the Windows Forms designer outside of Visual Studio, which can be very useful in some sitations. I had some down time before catching a plane (read: didn't want to start something bigger) so I started looking into the WPF designer. The WPF designer, code-named "Cider", will not be hostable outside Visual Studio in the first release. I will be providing feedback through the appropriate channels...
I'm going to go back and finish my ClickOnce thoughts next.