Version History - EZNamespaceExtensionsMFC

What's new in v2013

• NEW: Support for Windows 8.
• NEW: Improved support for Windows 7.
• IMPROVED: Some speed improvements
• Documentation updates.
• NEW: Added Utils.OpenDialogWordList and Utils.SaveDialogWordList which allows developer to customize word list to support other languages/dialog verbs.
• FIX: GetCategorizer is now called for columns with unregistered fmtid-pid pairs too.
• FIX: Drag-drop using streams now works when drop target is Outlook message.
• FIX: Crash on Win8 when namespace extension viewed through file dialog.
• CHANGE: NSEPropertySheet.Show now returns IntPtr instead of bool, to allow determination of whether user pressed Save/Apply button.
• IMPROVED: Context menus now support menu items in UTF8, not just ANSI.
• NEW: Added NSEFolder.SetEmptyText and NSEFolder.DoRename methods.
• NEW: Added ExecuteMenuItemEventArgs.Mask property - one possible use is to determine if Shift key is down.
• IMPROVED: OnCommonDialogOKButtonClicked method is now called for Publish dialog of Word too.

What's new in v2011

• NEW: Support for Windows 7 content view.
• NEW: Improved performance when using large number of nse items,
• NEW: Windows 7 support improved in various areas.
• FIX: Fixed crash on Windows & x64 when NSEFolder.BrowseChild is called.
• FIX: Fixed crash on Windows XP x64 when adding buttons to toolbar.
• FIX: Fixed arithmetic overflows on x64 platform in some cases.
• FIX: Fixed crash when the guid path (eg ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{3D09305B-E854-4f0a-880D-DF4A013B8F20})
  was pasted and ENTER was repeatedly hit in a file dialog.
• FIX: Fixed crash in rare circumstances when using custom views with file dialogs.
• FIX: Fixed crash in thumbnail view in some circumstances on Windows 2003.
• CHANGE: Default implementation of GetContentViewColumnIndices now returns the first (usually Name) column.
• CHANGE: NSEDragEventArgs.HWnd property is now used when OnPaste is called.
• CHANGE: Automatic determination of the drop window which is passed via the NSEDragEventArgs.HWnd property when DragEnter, DragOver and DragDrop is called.

What's new in v2009

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added ability to specify properties of the root node of the NSE such as the 'Comments' string, 'Percent Full', etc via the CNSETargetInfo.AddRootNodeProperty method.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added Vista Toolbar support.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added Tile View support on Vista.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Property sheet extensions developed with EZShellExtensions can be displayed for inner items in the namespace extension via the NSEPropertySheet class.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added support for attachments drag-dropped from Outlook (via CNSEDataObject.GetFileDescriptors method).
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added support for managed icons when specifying root node icon via CNSETargetInfo or CNSEFolder.SetRootFolderIcon.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: CShellMenu.SetBitmap changed so that bitmaps are seen properly even when the menu item is hovered over.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added Vista Preview Details functionality.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Improved default implementation of CompareTo method.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added support for dragdrop images on Vista.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added support for custom views on Windows 7.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY: Added support for CUtils.BrowseTo when used from context menu invoked from tree (left-side) in Windows Explorer.
• CHANGE: Added workaround for "potential security flaw" message shown on XP when KB921398 is installed.
• CHANGE: Throwing exception in GetCustomView now causes Windows Explorer to revert to previously browsed folder.
• NEW CLASS: New CExplorerCommand class.
• NEW METHOD: New CNSEFolder.GetToolbarCommands method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CUtils::RefreshRootFolder method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CUtils.PIDLConcat method.
• NEW METHOD: Added new CNSEFolder.GetColumnValueEx method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CUtils.GetDriveType method.
• NEW CLASS: Added new CNSEPropertySheet class.
• NEW METHOD: Added CUtils.SysIconIndexFromPIDL method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CUtils.ExecuteShellCommand method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CNSEFolder.RefreshView(bool syncronous) overload.
• NEW PROPERTY: Added CNSEDataObject.GetTargetCLSID method.
• NEW METHOD: CNSEDataObject.IsDropTargetRecycleBin method.
• NEW METHOD: Added CNSEFolder::InitializeWithTarget method.
• NEW METHODS: Add CNSEFolder.SetRootFolderIcon and NSEFolder.SetRootFolderInfotip methods.
• FIX: ShouldDeleteSource() did not return correct values on Vista.
• FIX: Crash occurred WinXP x64 when moving over frame menu item.
• FIX: OnExternalDrop method did not get called correctly on Vista.
• FIX: CNSEItem.GetIconFileAndIndex did not work when passing paths containing Unicode characters.
• FIX: Dragging emails from Outlook did not work for more than 1 email.
• FIX: Removed memory leak when browsing extension from File Open-Save dialogs.

What's new in v2008

• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Ability to develop protocol handlers. A namespace extension can now be browsed using a string such as "reg://HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/".
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added CNSEFolder::GetUIObjectOfChildren and CNSEFolder::GetViewObject methods to enable custom context-menu, dragdrop, etc implementations.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : DragDrop from namespace extension to extrenal location now supports asyncronous mode. Large data does not cause the UI to lock up.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for multiple targets with new CNSEFolder::GetNSETargetInfoEx method.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added CNSEFolder::OnPopupFrameMenu method. It is now possible to change/enable/check/disable/etc menu items using this method.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Many new helper methods to Utils class.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for namespace extensions located under remote computer nodes.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added support for background enumeration of items using CNSEFolder::ShouldDoBackgroundEnumeration and CNSEFolder::OnBackgroundEnumerationDone methods.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : When using streams to transfer data during dragdrop or cut-copy-paste, the progress dialog can be enabled or disabled depending on the developer.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added CNSEFolder::SaveViewState and CNSEFolder::GetViewStateStream methods which allows saving/loading view settings.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : 'New Folder' button functionality in File Open/Save dialogs now works on Vista also.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : CNSEFolder::Initialize method now accepts a string path.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Items now appear 'ghosted' in default view when cut.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Default implementation of CNSEFolder::GetMenuItemsDefault changed : it now adds 'open' or 'explore' verbs even if more than 1 item is selected.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Added default implementation for GetChildForDisplayName function : enumerates through children and returns the one with the same displayname (case-insensitive) as the one asked for.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Folders can now set their default view style using CNSEFolder::GetDefaultViewStyle method.
• NEW FUNCTIONALITY : Toolbar buttons and frame menus now work for custom views also.
• NEW METHOD : Added CNSEFolder::GetViewWindow and CNSEFolder::GetControlWindow methods.
• NEW METHOD : Added CUtils::GetControlWindow and CUtils::GetShellBrowser methods.
• NEW METHOD : Added CNSEFolder::SetRootDisplayName method to dynamically change display name of root node of NSE.
• NEW METHOD : Added CNSEShellView::GetShellBrowser method.
• NEW METHOD : Added new CNSEFolder::SetViewStyle method.
• NEW METHOD : New CNSEShellView::TranslateAccelerator method.
• NEW METHOD : Added CNSEShellView::NotifyFocused and CNSEShellView::GetIShellView methods
• NEW METHOD : Added CNSEFolder::OnPopupSubMenu method.
• NEW METHOD : Added new CNSEFolder::GetFolderTheme method. Explorer displays watermark depending on theme.
• NEW METHOD : Added new CUtils::BrowseTo, Ctils::PIDLFromPath and CUtils::PIDLFree methods.
• NEW METHOD : Added CShellMenu::SetBitmap method.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CGetMenuItemEventArgs::reservedMenuItemCount member.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CGetMenuItemEventArgs::maxMenuItemsAvailable member.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CGetMenuItemEventArgs::index member.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CMergeFrameMenuEventArgs::reservedMenuItemCount member.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CMergeFrameMenuEventArgs::maxMenuItemsAvailable member.
• NEW PROPERTY : Added CShellMenuItem::Tag property.
• NEW ENUM MEMBER : Added new NSEQCF_ForFileMenu enum member.
• NEW METHOD : CNSEFolder::GetChildren method now returns a BOOL.
• BUGFIX : CNSEDataObject::ShouldDeleteSource returned incorrect values in some cases of Cut-Paste.
• BUGFIX : Crashed under rare circumstances when display name was exactly 5 characters long.
• BUGFIX : Crash occurred when namespace extension folders where selected quickly in the tree-view.
• BUGFIX : Overlay icon shown for all files/folders on Windows 2000.
• BUGFIX : Crash occurred in 'Thumbnail' view under certain circumstances.
• BUGFIX : Default view functionality did not work on Windows 2000.
• BUGFIX : CNSEFolder::HostType property returned invalid values under some circumstances.
• BUGFIX : Fixed crash on x64 systems when context menu functionality was used.
• BUGFIX : Crash on Vista when little drop down arrow in column headers is clicked.
• BUGFIX : CNSEFolder::GetSelectedItemCount and CNSEFolder::GetSelectedItems methods did not work on Vista.
• BUGFIX : Crash occurred when "View"-->"Folder Options.." menu item was clicked in Explorer and a a custom view was used.
• BUGFIX : Saving file through File Save dialog on Vista did not work for sub-folders.
• BUGFIX : CNSEFolder::OnCommonDialogOKButtonClicked method is now called in Office 2007 and Office 2003 apps also.
• BUGFIX : CNSEFolder::RootFolder property returned incorrect value in some cases.
• BUGFIX : Doing paste through folder tree (left side control) in Windows Explorer pasted in the parent folder rather than the expected folder.
• BUGFIX : Showing windows in CNSEFolder::OnCommonDialogOKButtonClicked method caused incorrect behavior under certain circumstances.
• BUGFIX : CCommonDialogOKButtonClickedEventArgs::TextBoxFileName property returned empty string for save dialogs on Vista.
• BUGFIX : Icons did not show on Windows 98.
• BUGFIX : Tree did not synscronize with browsed folder when a custom view is used.

What's new in v2.0

• Initial release.