 Inside Technique : Introduction : Sample Index
Below is a collection of interesting context menu samples and demonstrations.
If you are interested in creating your own context menu extensions, we highly recommend
you read the tutorial.
Installation Instructions
Each context menu can be installed in two ways: automatically
from an INF file, or manually with the help of a REG file.
The INF method handles all the copying for you, and allows you to
uninstall the context menu addition from the "Add/Remove
Programs" control panel. The REG method allows you see the registry
changes for yourself. If you aren't sure which one to use, I'd
recommend the easier INF method.
INF method
- Download (not open!) all the required files, except those ending in
"REG". Save them anywhere convenient.
-
Find the INF file you just downloaded. Right-click on it, and select the
"Install" option in the pop-up menu.
-
You may see a dialog box pop up, asking where to find the other files you
downloaded. If the proper directory is already listed in the drop-down
list, you can just click the "OK" button. If not, click on the
"Browse" button to open up a directory tree. Find and select
the directory on that tree that contains the file (the file's name will
be listed in two places if you have the right one).
-
If you wish, you can also delete the downloaded files, since copies of
them have been put in the proper spots.
REG method
- Download (not open!) all the required files, except those ending in
"INF". Save them anywhere convenient. Make a note of the
directories listed in front of each file, however.
-
If you have installed Windows to a directory other than the usual
"C:\WINDOWS", you will have to edit the "REG" file.
Open it up in any ASCII text editor (like NotePad), and replace every
occurance of "C:\\WINDOWS" with the directory you installed
Windows to (remember to double the backslashes).
-
Double-click on that "REG" file. If done properly, you will
be asked if you want to add some information to the registry. If you
click "Yes", an alert will tell you that the data has been
added. The "REG" file is no longer needed after this.
-
Copy the other files to the directories listed in front of each file.
If your copy of Windows was not installed to "C:\WINDOWS",
adjust the file's location appropriately. If the script requires a new
directory to be created, be sure to get the name exactly right.
-
You may delete the downloaded copies if you wish; just be sure you don't
accidentally remove a file necessary for the context menu!
All the samples are also available in one Zip file.
© 1997-2000 InsideDHTML.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
| 