Windows Shell Programming

• Leverage the full power of the Windows shell!
• Techniques that leverage your existing C++, MFC, and ATL skills
• Custom taskbars, menus, toolbars, views, and more
• Build your own control panel applet
• Supercharge applications with shell-related features
• CD-ROM: Extensive library of ready-to-run sample code

Prentice Hall PTR Microsoft Technologies Series

• The authoritative, comprehensive guide to Windows shell programming
• Connect MFC and ATL frameworks to any part of the Windows API—graphical or not!
• Customize the Windows taskbar and menu options
• Provide advanced handling of folders, drives, and printers
• Add custom toolbars and views of data
• For all experienced Visual C++, C++, Visual Basic, and MFC developers

Leverage the hidden power of Windows shell programming!

Until now, shell programming—common in UNIX/Linux environments—has been poorly documented in Windows. Windows Shell Programming changes all that! In this breakthrough book, Scott Seely shows every experienced Windows developer how to leverage the full power of the Windows shell to build more powerful, competitive applications.

Discover how the Windows shell works, and how you can enhance it by leveraging the C++, MFC, and ATL skills you already have. Then learn how to build custom taskbars, application desktop toolbars, briefcase reconcilers, screensavers, file parsers, file viewers, disk cleanup handlers, and much more.

Want to customize Windows Explorer? Build new controlpanel applets? Want to add extra right-click menu options? Enhance your applications with nifty shell-related features, such as filename auto-completion? With Windows Shell Programming, you can do all that, and more. No other book covers the Windows shell in this depth!