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Network on ExplorerGadgets ?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 10:50 pm
by fsw
Is this possible?
The Windows Explorer TreeView has also:
My Network Places
and
Recycle Bin
Both are not available on the PB Gadgets...
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:11 pm
by freak
This is not easily possible, because these are not part of the
directory tree, but Folders of the Shell Namespace.
For example, if you browse to the RECYCLED folder with the
ExplorerGadget, you only get rubbish, because the Recycle Bin doesn't
contain real Files.
MyDocuments also is only an object in the Shell Namespace, but it is
mapped to a *real* Directory, so it was possible to implement it with
some tricks.
To enable these, a full rewrite of the gadgets would be needed, to use
Shell Namespace objects instead of Directorys, and this would IMHO also
blow the code. It is small and fast compared to what it can do, and I'd like
to keep it that way.
This would also raise another problem. How should a program tell
the Gadget to select a folder that doesn't exist in the directory tree?
And what should it return, if the user is, for example inside the
Recycle bin?
Anyway, IMHO it is too much work and problems for the benefit it could
bring.
Timo
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:47 pm
by fsw
Thanks Timo for your explanation, didn't know all that.
freak wrote:
MyDocuments also is only an object in the Shell Namespace, but it is
mapped to a *real* Directory, so it was possible to implement it with
some tricks.
I have a question for you:
Is it possible to have a FLAG to switch 'MyDocuments' ON/OFF
Again, thanks for your time and effort.
Franco
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:52 pm
by GPI
freak wrote:
MyDocuments also is only an object in the Shell Namespace, but it is
mapped to a *real* Directory, so it was possible to implement it with
some tricks.
Some?, only one is needed:
You must get the path to the MyDocuments and this isn't realy a problem.
Code: Select all
#GetPath_MyDocuments = $5
Procedure.s GetPath(type); - Return the path of some system-directorys
*itemid.Long = #NULL
If SHGetSpecialFolderLocation_ (0, Type, @*itemid) = #NOERROR
location$ = Space (#MAX_PATH+1)
If SHGetPathFromIDList_ (*itemid, @location$)
If Right(location$,1)<>"" : location$+"" : EndIf
ProcedureReturn location$
EndIf
EndIf
EndProcedure
debug getpath(#getpath_mydocuments)
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:03 pm
by freak
GPI:
> Some?, only one is needed:
The ExplorerGadgets are a little more complex, than just knowing where
the stuff is.
It also needs for example:
- right Icon
- right display name for mydocuments in the language of the user's os
(was not an easy one)
fsw:
Yes, that is easily possible, as it allready switches MyDocuments off
internally, if the right path can't be read (on win95 for example).
Flag added for the next release.
Timo
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:11 pm
by fsw
freak wrote:Yes, that is easily possible, as it allready switches MyDocuments off internally, if the right path can't be read (on win95 for example).
Flag added for the next release.
Timo
