Folder customization

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Hi,

How can comments be added to folders in the same way they can be added to office files using the summary tab.

Thanks

JVjb
 
Office files use a file format that is part of OLE. This makes an office Doc like a hard drive with files and folders in the actual file. NTFS file system also offeres this feature for all files.

While folders are files they are treated separately (because they act differently). It may be possible to add a stream to a folder but you'll need to write the program for doing so.

But explorer can use a comment on a folder. This is done in a third way (and in Win ME and Win 2000 a 4th way as well - XP supports the 4th way in terms of programs that expect it can access it but doesn't show it).

This is done by creating a desktop.ini in a folder that is marked read only. Customise a folder's icon - this creates a desktop.ini and marks the folder read only (read only is meaningless on a folder which is why it's used to tell explorer.exe that the folder has a desktop.ini in it). Then edit the hidden text file desktop.ini, remove the line setting the icon and add a line like this

[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=An optional description for the folder that displays in a pop up tip and web view when selected

But only Win 95 with IE4, Win 98, Win ME, NT4 with IE4 and Win 2000 will see it.
 
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Office files use a file format that is part of OLE. This makes an office Doc like a hard drive with files and folders in the actual file. NTFS file system also offeres this feature for all files.

While folders are files they are treated separately (because they act differently). It may be possible to add a stream to a folder but you'll need to write the program for doing so.

But explorer can use a comment on a folder. This is done in a third way (and in Win ME and Win 2000 a 4th way as well - XP supports the 4th way in terms of programs that expect it can access it but doesn't show it).

This is done by creating a desktop.ini in a folder that is marked read only. Customise a folder's icon - this creates a desktop.ini and marks the folder read only (read only is meaningless on a folder which is why it's used to tell explorer.exe that the folder has a desktop.ini in it). Then edit the hidden text file desktop.ini, remove the line setting the icon and add a line like this

[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=An optional description for the folder that displays in a pop up tip and web view when selected

But only Win 95 with IE4, Win 98, Win ME, NT4 with IE4 and Win 2000 will see it.
 
I did indeed. Unfortunately it doesn't do infotips. I tried that way first. Someone had a shell extension that is identical to ME/2000's Customise this folder but they no longer have a domain. I can't remember what it's called.
Do you want to mail me CPR or look at this thread or both.

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David, Received my mail?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
-------------------------------------------


Office files use a file format that is part of OLE. This makes an office Doc like a hard drive with files and folders in the actual file. NTFS file system also offeres this feature for all files.

While folders are files they are treated separately (because they act differently). It may be possible to add a stream to a folder but you'll need to write the program for doing so.

But explorer can use a comment on a folder. This is done in a third way (and in Win ME and Win 2000 a 4th way as well - XP supports the 4th way in terms of programs that expect it can access it but doesn't show it).

This is done by creating a desktop.ini in a folder that is marked read only. Customise a folder's icon - this creates a desktop.ini and marks the folder read only (read only is meaningless on a folder which is why it's used to tell explorer.exe that the folder has a desktop.ini in it). Then edit the hidden text file desktop.ini, remove the line setting the icon and add a line like this

[.ShellClassInfo]
InfoTip=An optional description for the folder that displays in a pop up tip and web view when selected

But only Win 95 with IE4, Win 98, Win ME, NT4 with IE4 and Win 2000 will see it.
 
Dear David

thank you very much for that, I can now see the tooltip. Ant ideas on how to add a comment to a folder so it is displayed in explorer/my computer?

Again, many thanks David

Jvjb
 
I told you in my previous post. I pasted a line in and it appears to say the procedure doen't work on XP but I was referring to the 4th way that I didn't describe not the third way I did describe. It will appear in the tooltip and status bar. I don't know why MS is doing this. hiding usefull features (that will later on be removed) and adding completly stupid ones.
 
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