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Shell Programming

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Task Dialogs in Vista
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kirants - 02/08/2007
If you have been using Vista, you would have noticed that MessageBoxes are passé. These have been replaced by the new Task Dialogs. Task dialogs are intended to make the experience more interactive and goal-oriented. Take a tour of the Task Dialog API.

[Updated] Simple Shell Extension to Manipulate File Summary Information
Rating: none
Ejaz Anwer - 06/10/2004
A very basic shell extention to add and reterive the comments of the files.


Shell Programming



Implementing Reusable Drag '& Drop Classes
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Leon Finker - 05/23/2001
A good starting point if you're looking to add drag and drop support to your app. The demo project has sample code for various clipboard formats.

Imitating Windows Explorer
Rating: none
Leon Finker - 05/23/2001
Simulating the Windows explorer listview of files.

Cascading and Bitmapped Context Menus
Rating:
Dino Esposito - 04/13/2001
Dino Esposito demonstrates a context menu shell extension which mimics the SendTo menu. It exposes a list of frequently visited folders each with its own icon and also pops up clicking on the folder's background.

Logging the Shell Activity
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Dino Esposito - 04/13/2001
Dino Esposito illustrates why and how you can hook the Windows shell in order to log user activity.

Custom Folders with Active Desktop Templates
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Dino Esposito - 04/13/2001
Dino Esposito illustrates that modifying the way in which Explorer displays the content of a folder is as easy as modifying the content of an HTT (HyperText Template) file. In fact, it's only minimally more work than changing a plain old HTML page

Custom Items For the Folder Options Dialog Box
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Dino Esposito - 04/13/2001
Have you ever wanted to persist your shell extension settings? Dino Esposito shows an undocumented way to modify the Explorer Folder Options dialog to make your shell extension settings persistent.

Iconizer: An Example of a Systemwide Hook
Rating: none
Bart G. - 04/10/2001
Utility that implements a hook to provide an extra caption button next to the minimize/maximize/close buttons on all Windows applications

Tuning SHGetFileInfo for Optimum Performance
Rating: none
Mike Harnad - 03/11/2000
Tuning SHGetFileInfo for Optimum Performance

Command Line Parameters Context Menu Extension
Rating:
Nick Carruthers - 02/16/2000
Command Line Parameters Context Menu Extension

Copy Path Shell Extension
Rating:
Nick Carruthers - 02/01/2000
Copy Path Shell Extension

Shell Extension to Copy Full Filename Path(s)
Rating:
Glenn Carr - 01/14/2000
Very useful extension that copies the selected file path(s) to the clipboard

DLL Registering/Unregistering using Shell Extensions
Rating: none
Sardaukar - 12/02/1999
DLL Registering/Unregistering using Shell Extensions

Shell Extension Context Menu Sample
Rating:
Chris Losinger - 08/21/1999
Shell Extension Context Menu Sample

Using the Shell Namespace To Get Network Computers, Printers and Recycle Bin Items
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Naveen Kohli - 05/21/1999
Using the Shell Namespace To Get Network Computers, Printers and Recycle Bin Items

Making Shell Popup ToolTips for File Items
Rating: none
V. Rama Krishna - 03/28/1999
Making Shell Popup ToolTips for File Items

Getting Shortcuts (.lnk) - Target and Arguments
Rating: none
Firo - 02/13/1999
A handy function that returns the Target and Arguments of a desktop shortcut (.lnk) as a CString.

Creating File Links
Rating: none
Michael Taupitz - 02/07/1999
A new demo file has been added to complement this article.

Propertysheet Handler Appwizard
Rating: none
Jeff Connelly - 02/01/1999
Property Sheet Wizard is a Visual C++ AppWizard. that creates a shell extension DLL that adds another property page to the Properties dialog

SHFileOperation Wrapper Class
Rating: none
Tim Johnson - 11/22/1998
SHFileOperation Wrapper Class

A COMPLETE SHBrowseForFolder wrapper class
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Scott Killen - 08/08/1998
A COMPLETE SHBrowseForFolder wrapper class

SHDOCVW.DLL goodies with MSIE4
Rating: none
Girish Bharadwaj - 08/08/1998
SHDOCVW.DLL goodies with MSIE4

Application Desktop Toolbar (Appbar)
Rating: none
Carmela Santos - 08/08/1998
Application Desktop Toolbar (Appbar)


Shortcuts



Creating IE-Style Shortcut on the Desktop
Rating: none
Sundar & Naresh - 02/02/2001
Shows how to programmatically manipulate the registry to create shortcuts that look and behave like IE shortcut links


Tray Icons



How to Implement a Mouse Hover/Leave Message on the System Tray
Rating: none
genie0610 - 09/09/2004
Ever wanted to get a mouse hover/leave message from the system tray? The Windows shell doesn't support that. This class is a solution that works.

Minimize-to-SysTray for Dialog-Based Applications
Rating: none
Warren Young - 04/26/2000
Illustrates how to have your dialog based applications minimize to the system tray instead of the task bar

Animated Tray Icon Class
Rating:
kirants - 03/09/2000
Animated Tray Icon Class

Screen Saver Tray Icon Sample
Rating: none
Thierry Maurel - 02/06/2000
Screen Saver Tray Icon Sample

Adding Icons to the System Tray
Rating:
Chris Maunder - 02/06/2000
Adding Icons to the System Tray

Animating System Tray Icons
Rating: none
Aravind Corera - 08/08/1998
Animating System Tray Icons


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