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Hi TechChaser,

     Unfortunately partial compiled deployment of App Code is not available in the VS UI...

-Vishal

Overview Post on Web Deployment with VS 2010 can be found at http://vishaljoshi.blogspot.com/2009/09/overview-post-for-web-deployment-in-vs.html

JoeChung,
      I talked about this at PDC as jgd12345 is mentioning...  Anyways to give you an idea  if you want to a appsetting in web.config during deployment you will have to write below code with XSLT
 

<?xml version="1.0" ?>

<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0">

<xsl:template match="@*|node()">

  <xsl:copy>          

    <xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()"/>

  </xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="/configuration/appSettings">

  <xsl:copy>

    <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*"/>

    <xsl:element name="add">

      <xsl:attribute name="key">NewSetting</xsl:attribute>

      <xsl:attribute name="value">New Setting Value</xsl:attribute>

    </xsl:element>

  </xsl:copy>

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

with Xml Document Transform you will just have to write xdt:Transform=”Insert” next to the appsetting node you would like to insert...  Essentially huge simplicity is one of the big reasons for doing so...

Additionally you can write your own transform which can be xdt:Transform="XSLT" and invoke XSLT if you like...

Hope this helps!!
-Vishal

Moemeka
       You will soon be able to get your hands on the new UI... It is worth the wait...
-Vishal

Hi Ericmatz,
     I would like to understand your scenario better about trying to keep Staging, Testing etc configuration in sync with Release configuration... Could you please drop me an email at vishal.joshi@microsoft.com... Thanks much...
Vishal

ddurose,
    I am optimistic that your wait will be worth it... There will not be a GUI to perform these xml transforms but believe me the syntax is very very simple...  I am soon hoping to write a blog post explaining it so if you like please keep reading my blogposts on the all the improvements on the space http://vishaljoshi.blogspot.com/
   Also do not hesitate to write me an email at vishal.joshi@microsoft.com in case you have any feedback/comment...
wishes
Vishal

Daniel,
       Glad to know that you like the new UI... That was our goal as well...  There are tiny yeh!! and nah!! all over the place but trust me the usability team over here spent a tons of time in looking into usability in great detail to come up with all the new models...
       About app.config, we have heard that request and if you can send me an email @ vishal.joshi@microsoft.com on this then I will try to follow up with appropriate people to see if we can consider doing it...  Essentially more the votes the easier it is to push up the priority...
-Vishal

C S S,
        I would like to understand your scenario better and try to make sure that our team tries to address it although currently I am unable to understand it clearly...  Can you please write me an email at vishal.joshi@microsoft.com or call me at +1-425-705-2031 and I will be happy to discuss your scenario in detail... 
-Vishal

Shreedhar,
    In a way what you want will be possible with Web Packaging, there are tiny bit of manual steps involved but them aside it is certainly feasible... You can get a glimpse of what all is possible using MSBuild, commandline and Team Build integration by reading the below blog post about Creation and Deployment of MsDeploy package using Command line
    Eventually I am hoping to write a blog post to accomplish exactly what you are looking for, hope so that I will get to it soon enough...
-Vishal

Slace,
Yes MSDeploy Publish feature will be accessible via MSBuild as well so setting up CI with it will be possibly...
-Vishal