{"id":39,"date":"2008-09-16T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T01:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcolmgroves.com\/blog\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2008-09-16T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T11:56:00","slug":"fileexplorer-for-delphi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.malcolmgroves.com\/blog\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"FileExplorer for Delphi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"ucGenericFirstItemView_Label1\" class=\"LightNormalText\"><span>FileExplorer is a free  add-in for Delphi 2005, which provides Explorer-like functionality in a dockable                window inside the IDE. Some of the features include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully dockable, just like the standard IDE Windows, including support for                    the IDE&#8217;s Desktop&#8217;s feature, auto-hide, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Smart Resize, which changes the window layout depending on its location.<\/li>\n<li>Drag and Drop from FileExplorer to many parts of the IDE (Project Manager, Code Editor, etc)<\/li>\n<li>Jump to the current Project directory,  the active File&#8217;s directory, or any directory in your VCL or .NET Library Path.<\/li>\n<li>Open a Command Prompt or Windows Explorer in the selected directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"PhotoSpacer\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/images\/fileex_screen_1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"485\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 class=\"LightTitleText\">\nRequirements<\/h3>\n<p>Basically, FileExplorer requires Delphi 2005. If you can run Delphi 2005, you should be OK for FileExplorer.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"PhotoSpacer\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/images\/fileex_screen_2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 class=\"LightTitleText\">\nVersion<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, FileExplorer is in Beta release. There are a bunch of To Do&#8217;s below, but if you have bug reports or feature suggestions, please send them to <a href=\"mailto:mgroves@removethis.codegear.com\">me<\/a> (you&#8217;ll have to de-mangle the email address before sending).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"LightTitleText\">To Do<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Save Path, etc settings between instances.<\/li>\n<li>Extend &#8220;Go To&#8221; folders.<\/li>\n<li>Add support for Favorites.<\/li>\n<li>Integrate into Delphi Options dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Think up a cooler name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"LightTitleText\">History<\/h3>\n<p>Beta 0.71 &#8211; 10 November 2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Change to installer to stop copying packages into System32 directory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beta 0.7 &#8211; 7 November 2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update to Delphi 2005<\/li>\n<li>Added support for VCL and .NET Library Paths<\/li>\n<li>Added Current Path info to Caption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beta 0.6 &#8211; 27 March 2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixes the issue where FileExplorer would not appear if contained in the IDE&#8217;s active desktop at startup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beta 0.5 &#8211; 22 March 2004<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Initial Release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"ucGenericFirstItemView_Label1\" class=\"LightNormalText\">Download<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"ucGenericFirstItemView_Label1\" class=\"LightNormalText\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Version 0.71                       <a href=\"http:\/\/codecentral.codegear.com\/Item\/21575\">CodeCentral #21575<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FileExplorer is a free add-in for Delphi 2005, which provides Explorer-like functionality in a dockable window inside the IDE. 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