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Guest Primoz Bradac

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Hi all!

 

I know how to give folders a customized mouse-over description:

- I create a text file named Desktop.ini with the following contents:

[.ShellClassInfo]

InfoTip=<text of the tip>

- I set the attribute of the folder with:

attrib +s <path-to-folder>

 

So whenever I point the mouse over the folder in Explorer a small tag

opens with data about <text of the tip>, size, subfolders, files of the

folder.

 

I'd like to have the same "feature" for files. If I mouse over a file in

Explorer I get a similar tag with e.g. Type, Date of change, Size.

 

How can my own description be added?

 

TIA,

Primoz

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Re: How to give files a Mouse-over description

 

Right-click the file, select Properties and add the description to the

Summary tab.

 

....Alan

--

Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

http://dts-l.com/index.htm

 

 

 

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:32:29 +0100, in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Primoz Bradac

<primoz.bradac@bfro.uni-lj.si> wrote:

>Hi all!

>

>I know how to give folders a customized mouse-over description:

>- I create a text file named Desktop.ini with the following contents:

> [.ShellClassInfo]

> InfoTip=<text of the tip>

>- I set the attribute of the folder with:

> attrib +s <path-to-folder>

>

>So whenever I point the mouse over the folder in Explorer a small tag

>opens with data about <text of the tip>, size, subfolders, files of the

>folder.

>

>I'd like to have the same "feature" for files. If I mouse over a file in

>Explorer I get a similar tag with e.g. Type, Date of change, Size.

>

>How can my own description be added?

>

>TIA,

>Primoz

Guest Primoz Bradac

Guest Primoz Bradac

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Re: How to give files a Mouse-over description

 

Thank you Alan for your answer.

 

Unfortunately it doesn't quite solve my problem. I'm aware that by

filling-in certain fields in Properties/Summary I can have the

description shown, but it's visible only in Details mode of viewing the

files.

 

What I'd like to have is a popup that shows if I just put the mouse

pointer over the file icon in Explorer (in any kind of view - like e.g.

List). It shows up (with data like Creation date and size) but I'd like

to have my description included. I can't determine what defines the data

shown in the popup.

 

For folders I've written a WSF script file. I just drag a folder over

the WSF file and in a dialog I fill-in the description and the script

creates the required Desktop.ini file and sets the appropriate

attributes of the folder.

 

I'd like to have something similar for the files.

 

Primoz

 

In article <2s0rt3hpcoliqbuk279lipbknh7u4fcu6g@4ax.com>,

edwards@southcom.com.au says...

> Right-click the file, select Properties and add the description to the

> Summary tab.

>

> ...Alan

> --

> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

>

>

>

> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:32:29 +0100, in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Primoz Bradac

> <primoz.bradac@bfro.uni-lj.si> wrote:

>

> >Hi all!

> >

> >I know how to give folders a customized mouse-over description:

> >- I create a text file named Desktop.ini with the following contents:

> > [.ShellClassInfo]

> > InfoTip=<text of the tip>

> >- I set the attribute of the folder with:

> > attrib +s <path-to-folder>

> >

> >So whenever I point the mouse over the folder in Explorer a small tag

> >opens with data about <text of the tip>, size, subfolders, files of the

> >folder.

> >

> >I'd like to have the same "feature" for files. If I mouse over a file in

> >Explorer I get a similar tag with e.g. Type, Date of change, Size.

> >

> >How can my own description be added?

> >

> >TIA,

> >Primoz

>

Guest Alan Edwards

Guest Alan Edwards

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Re: How to give files a Mouse-over description

 

Odd? What version of XP are you using?

It works for me in any view. List, Details, Tiles, Thumbnails, Icons

in XP SP2

 

....Alan

--

Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

http://dts-l.com/index.htm

 

 

 

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:41:49 +0100, in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Primoz Bradac

<primoz.bradac@bfro.uni-lj.si> wrote:

>Thank you Alan for your answer.

>

>Unfortunately it doesn't quite solve my problem. I'm aware that by

>filling-in certain fields in Properties/Summary I can have the

>description shown, but it's visible only in Details mode of viewing the

>files.

>

>What I'd like to have is a popup that shows if I just put the mouse

>pointer over the file icon in Explorer (in any kind of view - like e.g.

>List). It shows up (with data like Creation date and size) but I'd like

>to have my description included. I can't determine what defines the data

>shown in the popup.

>

>For folders I've written a WSF script file. I just drag a folder over

>the WSF file and in a dialog I fill-in the description and the script

>creates the required Desktop.ini file and sets the appropriate

>attributes of the folder.

>

>I'd like to have something similar for the files.

>

>Primoz

>

>In article <2s0rt3hpcoliqbuk279lipbknh7u4fcu6g@4ax.com>,

>edwards@southcom.com.au says...

>> Right-click the file, select Properties and add the description to the

>> Summary tab.

>>

>> ...Alan

>> --

>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

>> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

>>

>>

>>

>> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:32:29 +0100, in

>> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Primoz Bradac

>> <primoz.bradac@bfro.uni-lj.si> wrote:

>>

>> >Hi all!

>> >

>> >I know how to give folders a customized mouse-over description:

>> >- I create a text file named Desktop.ini with the following contents:

>> > [.ShellClassInfo]

>> > InfoTip=<text of the tip>

>> >- I set the attribute of the folder with:

>> > attrib +s <path-to-folder>

>> >

>> >So whenever I point the mouse over the folder in Explorer a small tag

>> >opens with data about <text of the tip>, size, subfolders, files of the

>> >folder.

>> >

>> >I'd like to have the same "feature" for files. If I mouse over a file in

>> >Explorer I get a similar tag with e.g. Type, Date of change, Size.

>> >

>> >How can my own description be added?

>> >

>> >TIA,

>> >Primoz

>>

Guest PBradac

Guest PBradac

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Re: How to give files a Mouse-over description

 

In article <qc9rt3pd578e3khdsehmslbsbho32p64qa@4ax.com>,

edwards@southcom.com.au says...

> Odd? What version of XP are you using?

> It works for me in any view. List, Details, Tiles, Thumbnails, Icons

> in XP SP2

>

> ...Alan

> --

> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

>

>

>

> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:41:49 +0100, in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, Primoz Bradac

> <primoz.bradac@bfro.uni-lj.si> wrote:

>

Hi Alan,

 

I found it. In the Tools -> Folder Options I had a confirmed Show

simplified View... I removed the check and it works now.

 

Thank you for help in revealing the secret :-)

 

BTW, do you happen to know how I could help an average user with a

script or something similar to enter information into Summary.

 

TIA,

Primoz

 

> >Thank you Alan for your answer.

> >

> >Unfortunately it doesn't quite solve my problem. I'm aware that by

> >filling-in certain fields in Properties/Summary I can have the

> >description shown, but it's visible only in Details mode of viewing the

> >files.

> >

> >What I'd like to have is a popup that shows if I just put the mouse

> >pointer over the file icon in Explorer (in any kind of view - like e.g.

> >List). It shows up (with data like Creation date and size) but I'd like

> >to have my description included. I can't determine what defines the data

> >shown in the popup.

> >

> >For folders I've written a WSF script file. I just drag a folder over

> >the WSF file and in a dialog I fill-in the description and the script

> >creates the required Desktop.ini file and sets the appropriate

> >attributes of the folder.

> >

> >I'd like to have something similar for the files.

> >

> >Primoz

> >

> >In article <2s0rt3hpcoliqbuk279lipbknh7u4fcu6g@4ax.com>,

> >edwards@southcom.com.au says...

> >> Right-click the file, select Properties and add the description to the

> >> Summary tab.

> >>

> >> ...Alan

> >> --

> >> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

> >> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:32:29 +0100, in

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