[Kirin]

Hi everyone!

I'm new 'round here, and chances are that my question will sound a bit simple to the long-time and experienced users, but I didn't find anything about this subject, not even on the MS site...

When I hover with the mouse pointer on a file in an Explorer window, Win2000 shows a pop-up with a brief description: File Type and approximate Size. Now, all this is fine and dandy, but I'd like to get the exact file size in bytes to show up in the pop-up. Is there any way to do so?

The point is that I work with the detailed list view, so I already get the approximate file size in the respective column, and it would be really useful to get the actual file size without checking every time the properties of each file...

Thanks in advance!

[Kirin]

[ScinteX]

hey hey look what I found!

InfoTip Extension Version 2.0.4.106
http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~norio/index-e.shtml

This little baby works a treat. After I installed it, I simply right clicked a file, configured this app on its own "Info tip extension" tab and bob's your aunty all sorted.

Best bit is that it says stuff like "Size 4.30MB (4505865 bytes)"

I think you have to configure the customisations for every filetype. I guess thats even better!

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Scin

[ScinteX]

I fink I surprised myself ! LOL im keepin it too... very handy. :p

[Kirin]

Originally posted by ScinteX:

Quote:

hey hey look what I found!

Yo, ScinteX! Your find is exactly the kind of utility I was looking for!

Well, almost.

The basic idea is right, yet the implementation leaves me puzzled (for want of a better word...). I mean, it creates a tab in the display properties? Why?!? There's no logic in it! But the real problem is that there's no "generic setting" to tweak up a general InfoTip. This, as you pointed out, means I have to make up a new entry for each kind of file I may end up having (and even just the multimedia extensions are definitely TOO many). What's more, the new "entry" for an extension comes with a full set of "Wow! Everything's checked! Even if you need only two entries!".

Still, ScinteX, I really appreciate you sharing your find with us.

After all, I've already come up with a workaround to speed up the setting process.

Thank you.

[Kirin]

[ScinteX]

Hey guys- no probs in me spending some time finding an almost-there-solution! LOL

The thread below is handy!! Me and Alec keep spamming it with our little progs every so often. I chucked this link in there, which may well be of help (if you can program C++ )

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Shell Extensions (C++)
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