XYplorer Beta Club

Muroph wrote:i've just installed mediainfo, which has a shell extension to display some very useful things on the file info tips.
the only problem is that it doesn't work with xy.
i can see them using WE, but xy just displays the same info as always.
is there any way to make them work in xy as well?

Muroph wrote:i've just installed mediainfo, which has a shell extension to display some very useful things on the file info tips.
the only problem is that it doesn't work with xy.
i can see them using WE, but xy just displays the same info as always.
is there any way to make them work in xy as well?

nas8e9 wrote:Just to be sure, you're not using a 64-bit version of Windows (and thus Explorer) with the 32-bit version of MediaInfo?

In case that is the problem, since a few versions MediaInfo has both a 32-bit as well as a 64-bit version.

admin wrote:

Muroph wrote:i've just installed mediainfo, which has a shell extension to display some very useful things on the file info tips.
the only problem is that it doesn't work with xy.
i can see them using WE, but xy just displays the same info as always.
is there any way to make them work in xy as well?

I'm surprised. If it works in WE it should work in XY as well. I have no time now to test though... later...

echo property("#2");

admin wrote:Please select a file that has mediainfo properties, try this script, and experiment with the numbers:

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echo property("#2");

I assume that higher numbers might return mediainfo results... Note that the number is actually the column number in Explorer's file list. So when mediainfo provides columns in Explorer you should be able to find the numbers by counting...

If you can retrieve mediainfo properties this way, then XY will be able to do it in the next version.

Muroph wrote:

admin wrote:Please select a file that has mediainfo properties, try this script, and experiment with the numbers:

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echo property("#2");

I assume that higher numbers might return mediainfo results... Note that the number is actually the column number in Explorer's file list. So when mediainfo provides columns in Explorer you should be able to find the numbers by counting...

If you can retrieve mediainfo properties this way, then XY will be able to do it in the next version.

nope, it didn't work.
using a script i tried every # up to 1000, but only the "normal" properties wre found.
actually, i don't think mediainfo add columns to explorer, only changes (or maybe hijacks) the tooltips of media files.

PS: while hacking my registry not long ago i remember seeing a mediainfo entry with a reference to a "custom property sheet" or something like that.

echo property("#-1");

admin wrote:Thanks for checking. One more idea, please try this:

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echo property("#-1");

#-1 will show the default info tip as shown in Explorer. I think I never mentioned this anywhere .

Muroph wrote:

admin wrote:Thanks for checking. One more idea, please try this:

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echo property("#-1");

#-1 will show the default info tip as shown in Explorer. I think I never mentioned this anywhere .

this works!

admin wrote:But what is the name? Does anybody know how MS calls them?

zer0 wrote:

admin wrote:But what is the name? Does anybody know how MS calls them?

My impression is that they are called "Balloon Tips".

admin wrote:I think that's too general. Also e.g. on the systray they are "Balloon Tips". Isn't there something for these particular tips for file items?