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Advanced ExplorerComboGadget
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:27 pm
by Micko
Hi All !
is there a way to show advanced ExplorerComboGadget like the windows explorer environment ?
ex: view Network, Desktop..) when select the ExplorerCombo
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:39 pm
by Micko
no answer for my request !
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:49 pm
by Demivec
Micko wrote:no answer for my request !
That's a good guess.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:57 pm
by Micko
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 ?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:07 pm
by Sparkie
Try doing a search here for ComboBoxEx and see if that is what you need.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:44 pm
by Micko
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:58 pm
by Sparkie
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?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:05 pm
by Fluid Byte
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:00 pm
by Sparkie
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:16 pm
by Sparkie
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:17 pm
by freak
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...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:13 pm
by Micko
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
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:30 pm
by Sparkie
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
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:53 pm
by Fluid Byte
D.) Copy/Paste/Run-compatible sourcecode
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:52 pm
by Micko
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.