Re: [ros-dev] explorer_new

[Adam Kachwalla]

So in reality, all one needs to do is to port a lot of the code from the  
explorer.exe into shell32.dll and explorer_new.exe will work fine. :)

I'll see when I can get around to it - if it needs any COM knowledge, I am  
not too experienced with it although I can learn using teh powerful  
intarwebs. However, with 7+ years Win32 experience it shouldn't be very  
hard. :)

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:52:25 +1100, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>  
>  Exactly.
>
>  The current explorer is self contained and incorrect according to true  
>  win32 shell architecture.
>
>  Our shell libraries aren’t complete enough to support the new explorer.
>
>
>  Andrew Hill was working on these libraries along with a basic ATL  
>  implementation some time ago.
>
>  I haven’t heard from him for a while now though.
>
>
>  Ged.
>
>
>
>  From: Adam Kachwalla [mailto:[e-mail]]Sent: 03 November 2010  
>  08:51
>  To: Ged Murphy
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] explorer_new
>
>
>  Interesting... so I guess the old explorer.exe implemented that from  
>  scratch - I guess the one in shell32 is incomplete then right?
>
>
>  On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:50:18 +1100, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com>  
>  wrote:
>
>  It’s implemented in shell32 as an undocumented COM object.
>
>
>  From: Adam Kachwalla [mailto:[e-mail]]Sent: 03 November 2010  
>  08:34
>  To: Ged Murphy
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] explorer_new
>
>
>  It is part of the shell though isn't it? If start menu isn't part of  
>  explorer then what is it part of?
>
>
>  On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:32:53 +1100, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com>  
>  wrote:
>
>  That’s because the start menu isn’t part of explorer
>
>
>  From: Adam Kachwalla [mailto:[e-mail]]Sent: 03 November 2010  
>  08:28
>  To: 'ReactOS Development List'; Ged Murphy
>  Subject: Re: [ros-dev] explorer_new
>
>
>  Although it seems completely non-functional in the latest trunk builds.  
>  Start menu doesn't work, etc.
>
>
>  On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:23:29 +1100, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com>  
>  wrote:
>
>  It’s relatively complete, it’s the support libraries which are  
>  incomplete.
>
>  The only people with then necessary COM and shell skills (which is only  
>  really 2 of the ros devs) are either busy with other things or >on  
>  sabbatical.
>
>
>  Ged.
>
>
>
>
>  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.org [mailto:[e-mail]]  
>  On Behalf Of Adam Kachwalla
>  Sent: 03 November 2010 01:19
>  To: ReactOS Development List
>  Subject: [ros-dev] explorer_new
>
>
>  Can anybody tell me what explorer_new is meant to be there for?
>
>  I understand people used to be working on it before, but it seems  
>  abandoned.
>
>
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