--- Patrick Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 04, 2002 at 04:33:47AM +0100, Andrew > Dunbar wrote: > > > > This is what I mean by "properly XP". The > Windows > > > > equivalent to a lot of command-line options > might > > > > sometimes be the context menu... > > > > > > I couldn't understand this sentence. > > > > "XP" as in "Cross Platform". > > Most Windows users never use the command-line. > > Many things that can be accomplished (but not all) > > with the command line, are done in a different way > on > > Windows. And that is by adding "context menu" > items > > for the "filetypes". You can support printing > this > > way for instance, and MSWord does this. You > right- > > click on an MSWord file and the other functions > > appear in the popup menu. It would be up to the > > Windows installer to set this up AFAIK - it's done > > by creating Registry entries. Sometimes these > entries > > use command-lines, sometimes they use more arcane > > Windowsisms that only Windows hackers understand. > > All mostly hidden from the user. > > Aren't these done using commandline args, behind the > scenes?
Sometimes these entries use command-lines, sometimes they use more arcane Windowsisms that only Windows hackers understand. Oh I just checked and the arcane thing is called "DDE" which seems to be a way to send messages to running processes. But the point is that since the user hardly ever uses the command-line directly, it's probably not so important how they work. There seems to be any number of ways that different programs use them going by a quick look at some filetypes on this cybercafe machine. Andrew. > pat ===== http://linguaphile.sourceforge.net http://www.abisource.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
