Features

• Includes controls including full source code
• Component package allows simple and fast creation of Windows Explorer type applications by providing Shell List-/TreeView and Combobox controls
• Provides access to undocumented Windows dialogs
• Simplifies handling of shell links and other shell tasks
• Many predefined TAction objects to set up menus and toolbars easily.
• Extensive demo projects with source code, including a sample Windows Explorer clone
• Free updates via Internet
• Free technical support via newsgroup (news.lmdtools.com), e-mail, fax or mail
• Also available as part of LMD-Tools

Many software developers have always stayed away from namespace extensions. Why? Because they were too hard to code, required too much effort to get going on all Windows versions, and the know-how was just not there.

With the Whirling Dervishes NSELib, a product that took four years to develop, it's easy, requires almost no coding work, works on every Windows version transparently, and there is no know-how needed at all.

The same job that used to take teams of top developers many months can now be done by your average guy in a few days. This innovative technology opens the way to many new applications that would never have existed without it.

What is most surprising about NSELib is that it is so versatile. You might expect it to do just one simple job: Create an extra folder in Explorer. But it will just as easily function as a protocol handler for Internet Explorer (think ftp, http), or as a stand-alone file viewer that can browse files in-place like regular file system folders.

Features:

• Support for every type of namespace extension:
  • System folders, like Control Panel
  • File viewers, like the ZIP folders on Windows XP
  • URL Protocol handlers, like FTP in Internet Explorer
• Use of the native Explorer view results in the exact Windows look on every platform
• Support for a custom web view
• Automatic support for Copy/Paste and Drag and Drop
• Automatic support for context menus with the most common commands. These are easily extensible.
• All needed registry entries are created for you.
• No shell knowledge required. If you don't want to learn what a pidl is, then this library is for you.
• Wizard generates the bulk of the code for you. All you have to do is fill in some details, and concentrate on the target application.

Ortus Shell Components is a component package for the Borland developer community containing 10 outstanding shell components. Full context sensitive component help file is included.

• Use TOrtusShellTreeView, TOrtusShellListView and TOrtusShellComboBox for applications that need the "look and feel" of the Explorer, including OLE drag & drop from your application to the shell and vice versa. Control the drag & drop behaviour using the drag & drop effects properties.
• Use TOrtusShellFolderChangeNotifier and get informed about folder changes.
• Use TOrtusShellChangeNotifier and get informed about folder and global changes in the shell, including notifications about new media being added or removed. The component is capable to monitor a list of folders, including special folders.
• Use TOrtusShellSearch and TOrtusShellSearchResultListView to scan disks and folders. The search runs in a separate low priority thread.
• Use TOrtusShellTrayIcon to create a system tray icon application and add icon animations that can be started and stopped through a simple method call. Balloon tooltips support is included.
• Use TOrtusShellLink to create shortcuts from within your application.
• Use TOrtusShellFileAssociation to associate a file extension with your application.

This component works with extensions through the system registry, because standard routines is undocumented in WinAPI32.
 
Fully functional
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You can set/get all properties of a link, such as parameters, icon, hotkey, and show state.
 
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Exe-Demo Included

• All virtual folders such as Printers, Control Panel, Recycle Bin are shell extensions
• File-specific icons, small arrows on link icons, link icons itself are shell extensions too
• Additional context-sensitive menu items are supplied by file-specific shell extension modules
• Tips in the tray icon menu, property sheets and many other items you see every day...

As usual with Delphi it is easy to start - only a few clicks are necessary to generate your own shell extension from scratch. Shell+ takes care of all methods to be implemented so you will never need to code numerous interfaces required by Windows. Write only necessary code, Shell+ will do all other routine jobs.
 
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Price: $69
Source Price: $89

So all you have to do is to Add to the TCollection Propety.
 
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Requires TRegistry Enhanced.
 
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Requires TFileIcon and JEDI Code Library (JCL).
 
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Requires TFileIcon and JEDI Code Library (JCL).
 
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• A component that provides information about a specified special shell folder.
• A class that enumerates all the special shell folders.
• Routines to manipulate special shell folder information.
• A component that encapsulates the Windows Browse for Folder dialog box.
• A property editor that enumerates special shell folder identifiers.

A demo program with associated explanatory notes is included in the download. The demo lists and provides information about all the special shell folders supported by the unit.
 
Fully functional
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Exe-Demo Included

It can simply process the command line parameters and switches using the same events as reponding to Explorer.

It handles the defining Windows Shell File Associations and their commands from simple dialogs within the Object Inspector and provides simple registration in registry.
 
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Currently it supports the following Windows 7 taskbar extensions:

• Application ID
• Custom Preview
• Icon Overlay
• Progress Bar
• Tabbed thumbnails
• Thumbnail buttons