PREVIEW PANE TO THE TOP [for windows 7] download from [link]
how to: changing parameters and adding new ones to shell32.dll
after alot of searching and experimenting in code parameters, i made a 'condition' which works fine and windows system have the preview pane to the top. i also inserted to preview pane the folderband. because of this i must change also to some of my visual styles the code reffered to the height of folderband.[aero normal size works ok].
i have also made some more experimental styles [not finished yet] having details pane to the right, though i 'think' that to the initial bottom place we have a better preview of the details pane. from the other preview pane looks great to the top.
in the picture we see:
1. preview of explorer 2. preview of a picture. 3. preview of text [this is the most important for me as we use all the width of the window so text is better readable. 4. full size preview !!! YESSSSS we can use all window area [except titlebar] for previewing an image or folder.
i will change the preview pane background to black, because of making compatible with aero. my styles have internal borders but aero not so i will propably set to black the background image or perchaps some other solution will be used. ======================= this is a unique work so please respect it.
i have not plant the date of realease, as i have to remake some parts of my visual styles/shellstyle.dll's
perchaps after those, as also i have personal life difficulties , i could realease an sp1 version windows7 of my Macos x Themes visual styles + system files modification work. -----------------------
i have some dillema as i am trying to find solutions for aero also. i have made my styles having internal borde[lines, which separate each part] but microsoft aero has not [it has external designed borders only] so the preview pane area has no borders with the main white window area, i can add borders but then i will have 2 pixels border for my styles and 1 for aero. a solution needed---> except if i make version only for my styles or a separate one for aero, anyway all those need alot of time.
yes it is really a preview thumbnailpane to the top!! which in clude also folderband so via ALT + P we appear/dissapear both = flexibility. ===============
yes but i like to here it from special people like you, who understand what i make and how difficult is.and it was really very difficult. in fact i 'construct' a new system of working of windows.
specially to this modification the main problem was this: parameters of the preview pane existed to shell32.dll but also to shellstyle.dll of the current visual style we use. so when we changed parameters in shell32.dll the code should be made in a mode that bypass visual style's shellstyle.dll. and ofcourse i have to explorer new and old parameters to 'rebuild' preview pane. about the details pane now. =====================================
as also i have written i have also made some other more experimental shell32.dll styles [not finished yet] having details pane to the right, though i 'think' that the initial bottom place that we originally have for the details pane is a better place for the details pane. perchaps i could give an upload of this last, though its very experimental, as also the code reffered to file preview [to that] of details pane [for now] affects to the preview pane. so this last its not ready , and also text of the file description it aappear to the top of the right of details pane.
thank you chinoceja. =============================== i have tried to give best flexibility in windows 7 system. the view is this: the top and the bottom horizontal axis is bigger than the vertical ones in a window, so when you want a big preview space of a file,image, text etc its better to do it in horizontal axis. (i have also made some more experimental styles [not finished yet] having details pane to the right, though i 'think' that details pane to the initial bottom place we have a better preview of the details pane.) now about cover flow, when we selrct many folders in preview pane , then all goes all together to one position, just the first is slight a little top left at the center of the pane, the second is less topright and so on. i have tried to experiment with some parameters but i failed to this section, i suppose that or i used wrong parameters or parameters must be add to a different section of shell32.dll or other system file, or it is haRD CODED or 'fixed it' [not changeable] in system [i mean perchaps only with additional dll / application can work], i am not sure what of those happened. but this modification i did [preview pane at top] was very very difficult.
Since MS has pushed Sp1 to us, I'm looking forward to the updates to SP1 of all your great gifts for us!!!
i have some dillema as i am trying to find solutions for aero also.
i have made my styles having internal borde[lines, which separate each part] but microsoft aero has not [it has external designed borders only] so the preview pane area has no borders with the main white window area, i can add borders but then i will have 2 pixels border for my styles and 1 for aero. a solution needed---> except if i make version only for my styles or a separate one for aero, anyway all those need alot of time.
Great job.
thank you PeterRollar.
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it's really interesting!! Uifiles are unlimited!!!
yes it is really a preview thumbnailpane to the top!!
which in clude also folderband so via ALT + P we appear/dissapear both = flexibility.
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specially to this modification the main problem was this:
parameters of the preview pane existed to shell32.dll but also to shellstyle.dll of the current visual style we use. so when we changed parameters in shell32.dll the code should be made in a mode that bypass visual style's shellstyle.dll. and ofcourse i have to explorer new and old parameters to 'rebuild' preview pane.
about the details pane now.
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as also i have written i have also made some other more experimental shell32.dll styles [not finished yet] having details pane to the right, though i 'think' that the initial bottom place that we originally have for the details pane is a better place for the details pane.
perchaps i could give an upload of this last, though its very experimental, as also the code reffered to file preview [to that] of details pane [for now] affects to the preview pane. so this last its not ready , and also text of the file description it aappear to the top of the right of details pane.
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i have tried to give best flexibility in windows 7 system.
the view is this: the top and the bottom horizontal axis is bigger than the vertical ones in a window, so when you want a big preview space of a file,image, text etc its better to do it in horizontal axis.
(i have also made some more experimental styles [not finished yet] having details pane to the right, though i 'think' that details pane to the initial bottom place we have a better preview of the details pane.)
now about cover flow, when we selrct many folders in preview pane , then all goes all together to one position, just the first is slight a little top left at the center of the pane, the second is less topright and so on. i have tried to experiment with some parameters but i failed to this section, i suppose that or i used wrong parameters or parameters must be add to a different section of shell32.dll or other system file, or it is haRD CODED or 'fixed it' [not changeable] in system [i mean perchaps only with additional dll / application can work], i am not sure what of those happened.
but this modification i did [preview pane at top] was very very difficult.
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