Universal Viewer - Lister alternative

[majkinetor !]

I created batch script for you that you can distribute along with Viewer.exe if you want. It will install shell extension.

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@echo off
setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS

echo.
echo  This will install Shell Extension Handler for Lister Alternative
echo  Press any key to continue
pause >nul

set PDIR=%CD:\=\\%

echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 >set.reg	
echo [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Universal Viewer\command] >>set.reg
echo @="%PDIR%\\Viewer.exe %%1" >>set.reg

regedit /s set.reg
erase set.reg

echo.&echo  Installation complete. 
echo.& echo  Press any key to exit
pause >nul

[Alextp]

2majkinetor !
Thanks!

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1. How to make this menu item appear with some icon?

2. Can I write *Unicode* path to registry (using API, or course)?

[majkinetor !]

1. How to make this menu item appear with some icon?

I don't know if that is possible. Maybe icfu knows.
I will check it out.

2. Can I write *Unicode* path to registry (using API, or course)?

Win XP is Unicode by default in every aspect. So you can do this. In Delphi U can use WideString. I never did such thing via batch script though. But I guess you are planning to do this via some Viewer Options in witch case you can forget about batch and use normal TRegistry. So, if we find the way to set the icon for static extension, we get the same as dll you wrote. For some reason, I think that maybe icon is not possible to set, but I am not sure. My judgement is by personal experience (I never saw static exp icons) and MS experience (MS always fuck up something, for no reason)

[Alextp]

2majkinetor !
I don't use TRegistry, I use API reg functions.
I'll see if they are Unicode compatible. You are right, I'll not use batch.

For some reason, I think that maybe icon is not possible to set, but I am not sure

I also think it's not possible; in DLL I used custom 13x13 icon, not default 16x16. I doubt is there a way to specify 13x13 icon's path in registry.


PS
Yes, Reg* funcs are Unicode-compatible.
I'll not use DLL.

[majkinetor !]

All API func are Unicode not ANSI.

U noticed functions with A & W sufix. A funcs are wrappers to W functions. That is

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CreateWindowA (..)
{
   Convert parameters to Unicode
   CreateWindowW(..)
}

So, Unicode is faster on XP then ANSI, and all functions are unicode. U don't have to check that if you are using API

I'll not use DLL

Keep that dll project. If I convert latter QV script to dll version I will use the same dll for hook (if we must have dll, then its best to keep everything in it). Without hook it is best to avoid dlls and keep single exe for everything. Icon is minor thing comparing to beauty of simplicity

[icfu]

Icons aren't possible in context menu, only with shell extension dll.

Icfu

[Alextp]

V1.4.7 beta (11.07.06):
- installer; language files
- option "Explorer context menu item", which adds "Universal Viewer" item to Explorer menu
- right-click menu in text modes
- ability to receive messages from 3rd-party tools
- fixed: arrow keys work in WLX plugins now

[Clo]

2Alextp

Hi Alexeï !

• Please, could we have a ZIP¦RAR version to test?
- I've to update the tool in several versions of TC, and that EXE can't be opened, that doesn't the trick

- I'ld prefer to update by hand as usual, and I guess I'm not the one…

 KR
Claude
Clo

[majkinetor !]

Icons aren't possible in context menu, only with shell extension dll.

Thx


2Alex
Why did you do installer ?! Cmon, you know we all hate installers. At least leave .zip

[Alextp]

Why did you do installer ?! Cmon, you know we all hate installers. At least leave .zip

Installer does two things:
- writes installation path to registry. This is for 3rd party tools such as majkinetor's.
- writes shell extension info (it will be fixed in beta 2)

Ok, I'll make *additional* zip for next beta.


PS
2majkinetor !
Path is here:

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REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AtlSoft\ATViewer]
"InstallationFolder"="C:\\Program Files\\Universal Viewer"

[Norbert]

> V1.4.7 beta (11.07.06):

Please use Unicode (UTF-8) for the language files. On a non-russian OS I see only garbage characters instead of russian.

The Ghisler Lister has menu options->7 UTF-8 7. You have plugins for menu item 7. Can you please change?

Regards, Norbert

[Alextp]

2Norbert
Not now. Making Unicode version will have much time.
Russian is recom-d only under russian OS.

You have plugins for menu item 7. Can you please change?

Maybe later, when I'll add UTF-8..

[Clo]

2Alextp

Hello Alexeï !

• Below is the French LNG by Paul Vansumsen and I, as RAR encoded MIME :

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Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
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• Missing items to translate :
- The names of the keys in the File Menu, that means nothing in French…
- Please, could you add only three entries :

en1="Ctrl+PgeDown"
fr1="Ctrl+PageSuiv."
-------------------------
en2="Ctrl+Pge Up"
fr2=""Ctrl+Pge Préc."
-------------------------
en3="ESC"
fr3="Échap."

- It's possible to get the French key names in Windows, but I guess that LNG-entries are simpler ?

• I have not any local menu in text mode when selecting a string…
- I've XP-Pro SP1, while it works @ Paul's with XP-Pro SP2…

- I just installed by hand from a backup, maybe does it matter ?
- However, the local menu works here in F3 and all other programmes.
- Temporarily, I used again the *.bat for the Shell integration, that works.

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Alextp]

2Clo
Thanks.
I just corrected this:

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[About]
Version=1.4.7
Author=Paul V. "Ouistiti" et Claude Charries "Clo"
Homepage=http://perso.wanadoo.fr/charries

• Missing items to translate :
- The names of the keys in the File Menu, that means nothing in French…
- Please, could you add only three entries :

I can't, since Delphi defines 'PgUp', 'PgDn', 'Space' etc as constants, not variables. Sorry.

• I have not any local menu in text mode when selecting a string…
- I've XP-Pro SP1, while it works @ Paul's with XP-Pro SP2…

You mean menu "Copy/Select all"? Works here at XP SP2.

Have you same menu in Bin/Hex modes?
It's indep-t of installation from backup or from exe.

[Clo]

2Alextp

Hello Alexeï !

I can't, since Delphi defines 'PgUp', 'PgDn', 'Space' etc as constants, not variables. Sorry.

• Sorry also, wrong… Please, give a glance on this image which a part of a menu in the "Imagine" plugin (Delphi), the names of the keys are translated alright.
- But -although it uses a separate text-menu *.MNU - this is not translated in that text file (it could be…), but got from a certain function of Windows (I don't know which one).
- Moreover, on TC itself you can translate all key-names in the menu-files, and TC is a Delphi programme, isn't it ?
• IMHO, a *.MNU text file is more flexible and allows to translate all items directly…), including the key-names (the Win translations are rather fancy for some ones…)

You mean menu "Copy/Select all"?

• YES, indeed !

Have you same menu in Bin/Hex modes?

• I have the menu in hexa and binary. But neither with plain text *.TXT nor with riched text *.RTF…
- Of course, this doesn't apply to *.HTML, since there I get a Win local menu… Odd…

 KR
Claude
Clo