Re: [ros-dev] Autoplay configuration.

[ShadowFlare]

On 6/21/07, ShadowFlare <blakflare(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  
>  On 6/21/07, carlo.bramix wrote:
> >  
> >  I didn't use Vista yet, but I wouldn't like to decided every time the
> >  actions to do.
> >  Usually, when I double-click on the CD/DVD icon, I would like to explore
> >  the content of the disk.
> >  I don't want to see something asking me "explore disk? autoplay disk?
> >  play disk?", I just want to see the directory structure. 
>
>  Haha, I wasn't saying that it should ask you every time you double click
>  the drive icon.  I was talking about when you actually put in the disc or
>  connect a device.
>
>
>  I already solved this little need my Win9x platforms with a very little C
> >   programme.
> >  Personally, I can't see a valid reason for not putting this little thing
> >  (enable/disable autoplay features) somewhere. 
>
>  Things have changed a lot with autoplay from earlier Windows versions to
>  XP, and even more from XP to Vista.  Vista even has a section in the control
>  panel for autoplay configuration:
>  http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6287/windowsvistaautoplayjs2.png (169
>  KB)
>  
Oh, and I forgot to mention that there are more options than the "Ask me
every time" option that I have set.  That is just my own personal
preference, but it can be set to a specific action on each of those media
types or to do nothing at all on specific ones.  Also, as you can see from
the screen capture, besides what I've said about disabling it for specific
disc or media types, it can be disabled entirely.

Also, you have brought up a good point.  Besides those parts of the autoplay
>   configuration, ReactOS should have an additional
> option to specify whether
>  to just view the contents of the drive with no autoplay prompts when you
>  double-click a drive or open up the autoplay options when you double click
>  the drive -- that is, if it will even support opening that up at all when
>  double-clicking a drive, which if it doesn't that's fine, too, as long as
>  the option is at least there when right-clicking the drive.
>
>  -ShadowFlare
>
>
>  Sincerely,
> >  
> >  Carlo Bramini
> >
> >
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> > >  From      : ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.org 
> >  To 
> >         : "ReactOS Development List" ros-dev(a)reactos.org
> >  Cc          :
> >  Date      : Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:05:13 -0600
> >  Subject : Re: [ros-dev] Autoplay configuration.
> >
> > >   On 6/19/07, carlo.bramix wrote:
> > >  >
> > >  > Hello,
> > >  > I would like to suggest the addition of a little feature into 
> >  ReactOS.
> > >   > Here there is a little reference to be read
> > > near my suggestion:
> > >  >
> > >  >
> > >  > 
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentr…
> > >   >
> > >  > Autorun could be useful, but sometimes it's very annoying.
> > >  > So: what about adding a little page somewhere for configuring it?
> > >  > Into Win9x it was partially configurable on CD/DVD units, but newer
> > >  > versions of Windows lost completely this ability.
> > >  > I think that a little page with some check-boxes:
> > >  >
> > >  > [ ] Disables Autoplay on removable drives
> > >  > [X] Disables Autoplay on fixed drives.
> > >  >
> > >  > ..etc
> > >  > would be really cool because it fixes a mess into modern Microsoft's 
> > >   > products.
> > >  > I think it can be done in 100 lines of code (perhaps even less).
> > >  > If we decide that it can be added, we just need to decide where we 
> >  could
> > >   > put them.
> > >  >
> > >  > I know that ReactOS haven't autoplay feature yet, but adding its
> > >  > configuration isn't too difficult.
> > >  > Where can it be placed?
> > >  > Personally, I wouldn't add a new applet into the control panel only 
> >  for
> > >   > it.
> > >  > Or if you don't want it at all, or you don't want it for now, it's
> >  ok too.
> > > >  
> > > >  Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > >  Carlo Bramini.
> > > >
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> > > >  
> > >  Personally, I think Windows Vista's autorun/autoplay options are 
> >  great, and
> > >   it does have a place to change the configuration
> > > for them easily.  In 
> >  my
> > >   opinion, Microsoft finally got it right on that
> > > version.  It even asks 
> > >   whether you want the run the program from
> > > autorun.inf, so no more 
> >  holding
> > >   shift while inserting CDs. :)  It also gives the
> > > other usual autoplay
> > >  options even on CDs that do have a program specified in autorun.inf.
> > >
> > >  In my opinion, ReactOS should do it the same way, at least as far as 
> >  asking
> > >   whether to run the program or not when you insert
> > > a CD or plug in a 
> >  drive.
> > >  
> > >  -ShadowFlare
> > >  
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