DevCon: new File Open Dialog - update your applications

New PM controls for developers of applications

• New library includes: WC_DIRTREE and WC_FILEVIEW. This PM-controls may be used in applications to select directory and/or file. All heavy operations are performed in separate threads. Call FOCInitialize() before usage of the controls.
• The control elements notify owner about state changes via WM_CONTROL message.
• The elements support d'n'd operation (as source).
• You can force change of directory, create/remove directories, rename files and directories using special messages. Moreover, the developers of applications can send messages to sort the contents of container, request list of selected files and directories.
• Both control elements can work in conjuction: the changes in directory tree influence on container with files and vice versa.

Replacement of System File Open Dialog

(under construction)

• The main goal of the project - replace system file open dialog with new one based on new PM controls.
• New dialog may be resized, users can change sorting, size of sub-windows. All parameters are saved and restored automatically.
• New dialog is fully compatible with old system dialog: if you are going call new FOC then use FOCFILEDLG structure (instead of FILEDLG), instead of functions WinFileDlg, WinDefFileDlgProc, WinFreeFileDlgList use: FOCFileDlg, FOCDefFileDlgProc and FOCFreeFileDlgList

Dialog for directory selection

• New dialog is based on WC_DIRTEE control. The interface is similar to the interface of FOC, API: FOCSelectDir, FOCDefSelectDirProc and FOCSELDIR structure.

Current plan of work:

• create WC_PREVIEW control, include it to file open dialog.
• full support of d'n'd.
• we should update external view one more time.

Join testing:

Download FOC library and test samples: DevCon site

Let's test:

• compatibility with different file systems
• browse directories with huge quantity of files

Please send the results of testing via web-form