::geOFlexiMenu::

The geOFlexiMenu plugin allows flexible access to the menu, task management and application launch services provided by geOShell.

::Author::

pdw63

::Shot::

    

::Configuration Details::

Set the following registry keys in HKCU\Software\geO\geOShell\Plugins\geOFlexiMenuX_Y:

Key	Values	Default	Function
Display As Menu	0,1	1	Toggles menu mode on and off. If set on geOFlexiMenu displays the Folder contents in a menu. If set off the contents are displayed on the geOBar. Not used if SingleApp is set
Display Folder Subs	0,1	1	Toggles display of subdirectories on and off. Not used if SingleApp is set
Folder Filter	See below	None	Specifies one or more extensions to display, e.g. "exe,bat". Not used if SingleApp is set
Folder1	See below	None	geOFlexiMenu displays a menu containing the folder contents. Not used if SingleApp is set
Icon	See below	None	Specifies an icon to use on the button. Overrides the default icon and the SingleApp icon
Name	See below	None	Name to display in FlexiMenu tooltip
Single App	See below	None	Sets the geOFlexiMenu button to launch the spefified application. If this is set Folder configuration is ignored.

The easiest way to describe the configuration is to go through the installation of a single instance of geOFlexiMenu, step by step.

Note: In some of the examples below I am relying on explorer to start up and display folders, etc. If you have completely replaced explorer with geOShell these may not work. If you run geOShell over explorer they should be fine.

1. Install the geOFlexiMenu plugin
2. Load the plugin onto a geOBar. You get an additional menu headed "Insert After...". The menu contains a list of the current plugins on the bar. Select one and geOFlexiMenu will appear after it
3. Mouse over the plugin. You should get a ToolTip which contains something like "geOFlexiMenuX_Y".
   X will be the geOBar number (counting from 0).
   Y will be the FlexiMenu number (counting from 1).
4. Edit the registry and look for the key HKCU \software\geO\geOShell\plugins\geOFlexiMenuX_Y. The X and Y values will match the numbers in the ToolTip.
5. Under the key wil be a blank string value called "Name". Give it some text. Recycle the Fleximenu (right button double click on the icon) and the text should appear as the ToolTip on the FlexiMenu.
6. Now edit the string value "SingleApp" and give this the path of an executable file. Recycle the Fleximenu. The FlexiMenu icon will be replaced by the icon of the application and clicking the FlexiMenu button will launch it.
7. Try using a cpl file as the "SingleApp" value, e.g. c:\winnt\system32\desk.cpl, then recycle. Click on this and you get the Display Properties window.
8. Try using a folder name as the "SingleApp" value, e.g. c:\winnt\system32, then recycle. Click on this and you get an explorer window for the given folder.
9. Now blank the "SingleApp" registry entry and edit the string value "Folder1". Give this a path to a folder. Recycle the Fleximenu then click on the geOFlexiMenu button. You get a menu containing the contents of the folder.
10. Now edit the string value "Icon" and give this the path to an icon or a file containing an icon. Alternatively specify the name (or number) of an internal geOShell icon (see list below). Recycle the FlexiMenu and the FlexiMenu icon is replaced with the one you have specified.
11. Now edit the DWORD value "Display As Menu" and set it to 0. Recycle the FlexiMentu and the entries which previously appeared in the menu will appear directly on the geOBar. Set "Display As Menu" back to 1 and recycle to restore the FlexiMenu to menu mode.
12. Now clear the "SingleApp" entry and set the "Folder1" value to C:\winnt\system32 (or equivalent on your system) and set the "Folder Filter" value to "cpl" and the "Folder Display Subs" to 0. Recycle the FlexiMenu and menu will contain control panel entries.
13. Now set the "Folder1" value to "Quick Launch" and recycle. The contents of the explorer QuickLaunch bar are displayed on the menu. Now set the "Folder1" value to "geOStart" and recycle. This produces a start menu. This feature relies on the geOShell menu service's default menus defined internally and in the registry. A full list of the available defaults is given here.
14. Add a second geOFlexiMenu (on the same bar or on a different one). Note that it has different X and Y values. Configure it using the registry as described above. It works. The original geOFlexiMenu is unaffected.

::What does this all mean?::

You can set up folders containing links to your favourite apps, documents or whatever and have these appear as menus or icons on your geOBar. What you put in each folder/menu and how many you have is up to you. It's flexible, hence the name.

::geOShell internal icons::

You can enter either the names or the numbers in the icon registry entry.

SHELL_ICON_START	60
SHELL_ICON_TASKS	61
SHELL_ICON_PROGRAMS	62
SHELL_ICON_DOCUMENTS	63
SHELL_ICON_FAVORITES	64
SHELL_ICON_DRIVES	65
SHELL_ICON_SETTINGS	66
SHELL_ICON_MYCOMPUTER	67
SHELL_ICON_RUN	68
SHELL_ICON_SHUTDOWN	69
SHELL_ICON_35FLOPPY	70
SHELL_ICON_525FLOPPY	71
SHELL_ICON_REMOVABLEDRIVE	72
SHELL_ICON_CDROM	73
SHELL_ICON_NETWORKDRIVE	74
SHELL_ICON_RAMDISK	75
SHELL_ICON_HARDDRIVE	76
SHELL_ICON_CONTROLPANEL	77
SHELL_ICON_PRINTERS	78
SHELL_ICON_LOGOFF	79
SHELL_ICON_DESKTOP	80
SHELL_ICON_RECYCLE	81
SHELL_ICON_CHECKMARK	82
SHELL_ICON_ABOUT	83
SHELL_ICON_CLOSE	84
SHELL_ICON_DOWN	85
SHELL_ICON_NODOWN	86
SHELL_ICON_UP	87
SHELL_ICON_NOUP	88
SHELL_ICON_PROPERTIES	89
SHELL_ICON_PLUGIN	90
SHELL_ICON_PLUGINUNLOAD	91
SHELL_ICON_HIDE	92
SHELL_ICON_NOHIDE	93
SHELL_ICON_ORIENTATION	94
SHELL_ICON_GRIPPERS	95