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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:44 am 
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So I'm setting up Windows 7 to have a links toolbar, akin to Windows 98/XP. I have a button set up to not have an icon, and to have a drop-down menu that's a shortcut to where I'm going to hold the links. How can I add a button within the toolbar that adds the current folder to the toolbar? none of the commands seem like it. Is it possible?


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:02 pm 
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You can't do this with custom items because they can't be updated in real time. However you may create a button with both a command and a link. Set the link to point to some folder where you store the shortcuts. Set up the command to create a new shortcut in that folder. You may need some bat file magic or use some other scripting system.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:00 am 
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Yeah, what I need help with is setting up the command to store the shortcut there. Do you know what command to use?


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You could use a command line program like makelink.exe which is a console tool to create shortcuts (*.LNKs). I've attached it to this forum. Run makelink /? to see its command line syntax.


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You haven't attached it to the forum, and I'm afraid I can't figure it out with that little information. I need to know the command to use to make it create a shortcut to the selected item in explorer, and place it in %USERPROFILE%\Links\Links Toolbar.


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I've attached it now. Copy makelink to some directory in your system path e.g. C:\Windows. To create a shortcut to the selected item and place it in a folder use this command:

makelink.exe "%2" -CSIDL:40 -SUBDIR:Links\Links

%2 means selected item. CSIDL value of 40 is the %userprofile% directory. Change the path after that as per your requirement.

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Thanks so much! :D


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Oh, and while I'm at it, how can I make an icon not be square? I want to add a "button" to the toolbar that does nothing, but just shows the Windows Classic logo, like 98's explorer has. But, I need an icon to do that, and as far as I know, there's no way to make an icon be wider than it is tall, which is how the picture would fit. Is there a way to not use an icon, and if not, do you plan on adding that in future versions? Here's what I'm trying to add:


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The toolbar requires that all icons are the same size and are square. The size of the icons is specified in the "Toolbar Settings" tab. If you have a non-square image you need to pad it or crop it to become square. If the size doesn't match the toolbar icons size the image will be resized.


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How do I add padding? And if this doesn't work, and I decide to split into two icons instead, how can I remove the gap between them? And how do I make it un-clickable?


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I'm afraid what you are trying to do is not possible.


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Currently? You are still adding features to Classic Shell, right? Could something like this be on your list (since it's Classic Shell and that's a classic feature)?


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Toolbars are designed to contain buttons of identical size. While it is possible to add a static image to a toolbar, it is not an easy task. It is a cosmetic feature with no practical use. And it doesn't play well with other features, like a customizable button size. So no, it is not something that will happen.


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GauravK wrote:
I've attached it now. Copy makelink to some directory in your system path e.g. C:\Windows. To create a shortcut to the selected item and place it in a folder use this command:

makelink.exe "%2" -CSIDL:40 -SUBDIR:Links\Links

%2 means selected item. CSIDL value of 40 is the %userprofile% directory. Change the path after that as per your requirement.

Using this, how can I make it create a shortcut to the current folder if no item is selected?


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Weboh wrote:
Using this, how can I make it create a shortcut to the current folder if no item is selected?

Use %1 instead of %2. %1=current folder, %2=selected item.

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Is there a way to add an "if" argument so I don't need two buttons?

And is there a way to add a button to toggle the status bar?
What about a shortcut to control panel folder options?

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You will need to write some script, for example a .bat file. If there is no selected file, %2 would be empty. You can check for that.


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I don't know how to make the .bat file with those arguments. I'll need the exact code. I'm afraid I don't understand MakeLink's "help" section. Or do you not know how and I should ask on whatever forums MakeLink has?


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