Advanced ExplorerComboGadget

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:27 pm

Hi All !
is there a way to show advanced ExplorerComboGadget like the windows explorer environment ?
ex: view Network, Desktop..) when select the ExplorerCombo

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:39 pm

no answer for my request !

Demivec · Post by **Demivec** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:49 pm

Micko wrote:no answer for my request !

That's a good guess.

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:57 pm

Demivec wrote:
Micko wrote:no answer for my request !
That's a good guess.

It is not your fault Demivec it seems you have never needed to use an extensed ComboExplorer gadget
i just want to know if it is possible to use API way to do it ?

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:07 pm

Try doing a search here for ComboBoxEx and see if that is what you need.

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:44 pm

hi Sparkie

did it but couldn't find any post that use ExplorerComboGadget that can show the control panel, network, Desktop, recycle bin... like we have in windows environment.

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:58 pm

Sorry Micko, I'm brain farting here and can't fully understand what it is you are looking for.

Can you post an image? Can anyone else shed some light on what this this gadget might look like?

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:05 pm

sparkman wrote:Sorry Micko, I'm brain farting here and can't fully understand what it is you are looking for.

Micko wrote:... ExplorerComboGadget that can show the control panel, network, Desktop, recycle bin... like we have in windows environment.

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:00 pm

Thanks monkey boy, but I understand that part of the request. What I don't undersatnd is this...

Micko wrote:...ExplorerComboGadget like the windows explorer environment.

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:16 pm

Ok, the gas has cleared and I now know what it is Micko is after. I'll take a look later when I get home.

Post by **freak** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:17 pm

There is no WinAPI control for this, i wrote it all myself.
The Explorer gadgets only work on the local file system.

Whats the point of displaying the control panel anyway? Its not like you can put a file in it.

The reason why all these are not supported is because they are special shell objects.
Adding support for them is not the big problem, the problem is that they do mostly not
have a corresponding path in the filesystem. They are only represented by their shell item ids.
What should the gadget return when you select the control panel for example ?

The Explorer gadgets were written for simplicity.
Tossing around shell item ids just so you can view the recycle bin is not my idea of simple...

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:13 pm

hi freak !
thanks for this clarification so now i can try to sleep

freak wrote:The reason why all these are not supported is because they are special shell objects.
Adding support for them is not the big problem, the problem is that they do mostly not
have a corresponding path in the filesystem. They are only represented by their shell item ids.
What should the gadget return when you select the control panel for example ?

that is what i was thinking about

@ Sparkie
this is what i'm talking about

I'm waiting

Sparkie · Post by **Sparkie** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:30 pm

Micko wrote:I'm waiting

For what....

A.) For me to tell you how to do it

B.) For me to do it for you

C.) For freak to re-write the ExplorerComboGadget to suit your needs

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:53 pm

D.) Copy/Paste/Run-compatible sourcecode

Micko · Post by **Micko** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:52 pm

Sparkie wrote: For what....

probably for this

Sparkie wrote:Ok, the gas has cleared and I now know what it is Micko is after. I'll take a look later when I get home.