documentation/shell32

   1         SHELL32/SHLWAPI development status
   2
   3 1. Introduction
   4 ---------------
   5 many parts of this DLL are currently under development.
   6
   7 The missing parts are:
   8
   9 - contextmenus:
  10   - shell extensions
  11   - new document
  12
  13 - shellfolder:
  14   - shell extensions are only partially working
  15
  16 - resources:
  17   - many build-in icons are missing
  18
  19 - shell notifications
  20   - not aware of seperated addressspaces
  21
  22 - iconcache
  23   - not aware of seperated addressspaces
  24   - shell extensions
  25
  26 - BrowseForFolder
  27   - only core functionality implemented
  28
  29 - drag/drop/shellole
  30   - only core functionality implemented
  31
  32 - shelllinks
  33   - read only
  34   - only core functionality implemented
  35   - dialogs: nothing done
  36
  37 - functions
  38   - many functions of shlwapi are not jet implemented
  39   - many special functions used only by explorer are incomplete
  40   - SHFileOperation and related dialogs not implemented
  41
  42 - guid's
  43   - should be moved into the module
  44
  45 - property sheets for files and folder
  46   - noting done
  47
  48 BUGS:
  49 - incorrect behaviour of the IShellFolder within the office-style
  50   dialogs
  51
  52 2. General Information
  53 ----------------------
  54
  55 <all additional informations are moved to the header and source files>
  56
  57 3. Informations
  58 ---------------
  59 - nearly complete informations about the binary formats of *.lnk avaiable at
  60   www.wotsit.org
  61
  62 - www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4942/
  63
  64 - many examples from MSDN
  65
  66 Feb-21-2000 <juergen.schmied@debitel.net>
  67
  68 4. native shell32
  69 -----------------
  70
  71 4.1 win95/98
  72
  73 IShellFolder_GetAttributesOf sometimes returns more bits set
  74 than the mask asked for
  75
  76
  77
  78 4.2 NT4
  79
  80 4.3 NT5
  81 ----------
  82
  83 SHGetSpecialFolderLocation needs the <winntdir>/Recent directory.
  84 If the directory is missing it returns a x80070002.
  85
  86 needed Registry keys:
  87 ----------------------------
  88 [MACHINE\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{00021400-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}] 957887196
  89 @="Desktop"
  90
  91 [MACHINE\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{00021400-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}\\InProcServer32] 957887196
  92 @="shell32.dll"
  93 "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
  94
  95 [MACHINE\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}] 957887196
  96 @="Shellfolder"
  97
  98 [MACHINE\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{000214e6-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}\\InProcServer32] 957887196
  99 @="shell32.dll"
 100 "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
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