Re: opening a window
Kat wrote:
>
>
> Since the arguement
> is now
> "what does
> Explorer look like?",
> i posted a screen shot
> at
> <a
> href="http://209.51.143.130/~katsmeow/explorerview.jpg">http://209.51.143.130/~katsmeow/explorerview.jpg</a>
> (sorry for the word
> wrap of the
> url, this java-
> script web posting
> thing bites.)
>
> Kat
The explorer like window posted on your site is a definitely complex window,
but, adding xControls (D. Phillips and G. Haberek) to win32lib, you sure can
build it.
From what I can see, you need:
1/ A standard application framework, complete with a statusbar, menubar and
toolbar. Trivial. Be sure to look for all available toolbar button styles, and
you'll get it working;
2/ A VSplitter control from xControls. This could be something to import into
win32lib.
3/ A standard TreeView control from win32lib (folder tree). It has almost
everything right out of the box - you'll have to implement incremental search if
you need it;
4/ A ListView in Small icons mode: win32lib has that (directory display). You'll
have to implement drag and drop, as the library doesn't handle it natively for
this control. It looks like everyone uses the LVS_REPORT style and nothing else.
5/ Not sure about the thingy to close the folder tree window, but I guess it is
a standard component on WinXP. Since the library caters for Win98 users, it
doesn't support any modern component - the newer RichEdits being an exception.
I'll try to steer away from that, time permitting.
Explorer, even on a diet, is a full fledged application. The library is a(n
advanced) component provider, so I don't think it is supposed to supply this sort
of window - assortment of windows actually - out of the box. But all the spare
parts are available, and all connectors as well.
CChris
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