Write a replacement for the dialog in wndows common controls

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Write a replacement for the dialog in wndows common controls

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I hate this dialog. Every button on it is truly retarded and it doesn't work with my microsoft mouse. I think I become more retarded by using it. HELP!
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Do you want someone here on TC forum rewrite standard DLL for you? :shock: Do you think someone here has sources of MS Windows? :)

And how it's related to TC?
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Do you want someone here on TC forum rewrite standard DLL for you?
Yes! Good Idea!
Do you think someone here has sources of MS Windows?
I donno, which windows? I'll bet someone here has something. If not, I'll hook them up.
And how it's related to TC?
TC uses those crappy dialogs somehow -I forget how.
TC is all about replacing shell code with working code.
I'm surprised nobody has an answer for me; It's a common control- Thousands of people have wished for a working dialog!
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No pun intended but what do you want? What's the problem with the dialog box? I'm not M$ affiliated but at least give a reason or if it's just for whining then your message is completely OT here.

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In the German forum there is a topic about programs that replace the default Microsoft open/save windows:

see http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=892

If you don't understand German, just click on the links in the messages, they lead to English websites.
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TC is all about replacing shell code with working code.

LOL, well, that's one way to see it... ;)

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I use the same technique. I do it so often that I even created two buttons for the commands cm_CopyFullNamesToClip and cm_CopyNamesToClip as well as two icons that are derived from the standard copy icon.

BTW: These commands are also very useful to copy & paste a multi-selection of file names to a document or script.
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BTW: These commands are also very useful to copy & paste a multi-selection of file names to a document or script.
(another talking point) Yeah, but not to paste a multi-selection into the standard file dialog.

That is the standard dialog accepts multi-selections like this:
"file1" "file2" "file3"
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Spaghettificus wrote:Yeah, but not to paste a multi-selection into the standard file dialog.
That is the standard dialog accepts multi-selections like this:
"file1" "file2" "file3"
Seems that we need 7th command to the group of 6 existing ones (which copy smth to clipboard). :) I already had such experience: I had quite long list of files (full names, with paths) to open, and I didn't want to invoke Open dialog several dozens times, so I edited this list in text editor to paste later in Open dialog. It would be very convenient if TC had such command. For example, I selected the following files (either after Find Files, or in Branch View):
  • [face=courier]C:\dir1\subdir1\file1.cpp
    C:\dir1\subdir1\file2.cpp
    C:\dir1\subdir1\file3.cpp
    C:\dir1\subdir2\file1.cpp
    C:\dir1\subdir2\file2.cpp
    C:\dir1\subdir2\file3.cpp[/face]
and TC will place the following in clipboard:
  • [face=courier]"subdir1\file1.cpp" "subdir1\file2.cpp" "subdir1\file3.cpp" "subdir2\file1.cpp" "subdir2\file2.cpp" "subdir2\file3.cpp"[/face]
so I can invoke Open dialog of some program, go to "c:\dir1" folder and paste there.

And it'd be also good if there was a way to convert current clipboard content in such a way.
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