Shell thumbnails
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I like that feature of explorer where it shows you a thumbnail image of your listed documents (HTML, PDF, etc). Obviously some serious Shell magic going on there. What I would like to know, is there any API which I could tap into which would let me pass it a file and have it return to me the image for display in my own programs?
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
Take a look at IExtractImage[^]
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I like that feature of explorer where it shows you a thumbnail image of your listed documents (HTML, PDF, etc). Obviously some serious Shell magic going on there. What I would like to know, is there any API which I could tap into which would let me pass it a file and have it return to me the image for display in my own programs?
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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Cool, but the only problem is that it's for Vista only it appears. I would need to support XP at a minimum. :(
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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I like that feature of explorer where it shows you a thumbnail image of your listed documents (HTML, PDF, etc). Obviously some serious Shell magic going on there. What I would like to know, is there any API which I could tap into which would let me pass it a file and have it return to me the image for display in my own programs?
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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Actually, that is a good question you raise there. Technically this was a programming question and thus not desirable in the Lounge, but without limiting it to a specific language (which might not be desirable), and without cross-posting (which is definitely not desirable), which forum should it have been asked in?
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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Actually, that is a good question you raise there. Technically this was a programming question and thus not desirable in the Lounge, but without limiting it to a specific language (which might not be desirable), and without cross-posting (which is definitely not desirable), which forum should it have been asked in?
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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But it has to go somewhere, so where/how would you have posted it? It's tricky, but I guess I would have posted it in the Lounge myself, and added an appology before the post saying that I couldn't find a suitable forum for it. General Discussions seems the cloest by name, but the description for it specifies it is more for site or developer discussions than questions.
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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But it has to go somewhere, so where/how would you have posted it? It's tricky, but I guess I would have posted it in the Lounge myself, and added an appology before the post saying that I couldn't find a suitable forum for it. General Discussions seems the cloest by name, but the description for it specifies it is more for site or developer discussions than questions.
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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I would not have posted it because the forum says do not post programming questions (use the programming forums for that).
I think you misunderstood my question. It has to be posted/postable somewhere, so where would you have posted it? In other words: which forum?
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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I think you misunderstood my question. It has to be posted/postable somewhere, so where would you have posted it? In other words: which forum?
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkDon't waste your breath. The rest of us understand what you're getting at. I'd have found what i was looking for by searching. But if i hadn't, i'd probably have posted here too, or on one of the articles' forums.
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Actually, that is a good question you raise there. Technically this was a programming question and thus not desirable in the Lounge, but without limiting it to a specific language (which might not be desirable), and without cross-posting (which is definitely not desirable), which forum should it have been asked in?
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkDavid Wulff wrote:
Actually, that is a good question you raise there.
Well, the question that I'm asking is at what point should a poster feel comfortable telling someone that their post isn't appropriate for the Lounge? I think if I were new, I'd be hesitant to do so. Better to hang around for awhile getting a feel for the place.
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David Wulff wrote:
Actually, that is a good question you raise there.
Well, the question that I'm asking is at what point should a poster feel comfortable telling someone that their post isn't appropriate for the Lounge? I think if I were new, I'd be hesitant to do so. Better to hang around for awhile getting a feel for the place.
Leslie Sanford wrote:
I think if I were new, I'd be hesitant to do so. Better to hang around for awhile getting a feel for the place.
Yeah, that's why we're pretty sure Mr. 213 isn't new... ;)
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Leslie Sanford wrote:
I think if I were new, I'd be hesitant to do so. Better to hang around for awhile getting a feel for the place.
Yeah, that's why we're pretty sure Mr. 213 isn't new... ;)
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Shog9 wrote:
Yeah, that's why we're pretty sure Mr. 213 isn't new...
I see. So if I were to respond to it, it'd be like punching a hand-puppet?
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Leslie Sanford wrote:
I think if I were new, I'd be hesitant to do so. Better to hang around for awhile getting a feel for the place.
Yeah, that's why we're pretty sure Mr. 213 isn't new... ;)
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I did consider that, but because this wasn't language specific, I decided to post in the lounge... :|
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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I did consider that, but because this wasn't language specific, I decided to post in the lounge... :|
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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Don't waste your breath. The rest of us understand what you're getting at. I'd have found what i was looking for by searching. But if i hadn't, i'd probably have posted here too, or on one of the articles' forums.
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Personally, I understand the need for organization, but the minute there is the slightest question of dought whether it belongs in forum A or forum B, I post wherever I feel like posting. I figured it was generic enough, as I'm looking for an API, not specific to VB, VC, ASP, whatever and also considered that I would likely get the biggest response posting in the lounge and seeing how it's not a common question I kinda wanted to get it noticed. :P I find posting here now, is like walking on egg shells...I get at least one complaint every 5 times I post in the lounge. Haha. Meh..
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
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Shog9 wrote:
Yeah, that's why we're pretty sure Mr. 213 isn't new...
I see. So if I were to respond to it, it'd be like punching a hand-puppet?
Well, if you were mean about it. I suppose you could just smile at the puppet, or laugh at the puppet, or put on a goofy face and coo at the puppet... :)
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Personally, I understand the need for organization, but the minute there is the slightest question of dought whether it belongs in forum A or forum B, I post wherever I feel like posting. I figured it was generic enough, as I'm looking for an API, not specific to VB, VC, ASP, whatever and also considered that I would likely get the biggest response posting in the lounge and seeing how it's not a common question I kinda wanted to get it noticed. :P I find posting here now, is like walking on egg shells...I get at least one complaint every 5 times I post in the lounge. Haha. Meh..
I'm finding the only constant in software development is change it self.
Hockey wrote:
I find posting here now, is like walking on egg shells...
Well, sometimes you have to break a few eggs... ;)
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