Shell MegaPack.Net 2009 Build 591703

Consisting of a folder tree control, a file/folder list control and a drive-selection control, it mimics every Windows Explorer UI feature including Thumbnail/Details/Group Views, dragdrop, icons, context menus, virtual items, infotips and renaming.
Its powerful behavior control and customization functionality takes it miles ahead of Windows Explorer by adding features like item filtering, item checkboxes, custom items, custom columns and customization of context menus, dragdrop, appearance, display names, icons, overlay icons and infotips.

Also included is ShellObjects - a set of controls which bring various shell features to your app included the ability to display multiple MSN/Office2003 style popups, create quick launch-like appbars, animated tray icons and create and read shortcuts and internet shortcuts.

Shell MegaPack.Net is written in 100% managed code for speed and efficiency and completely supports a variety of IDEs and tools including Visual Studio 2005/.Net 2.0. Shell MegaPack has a royalty-free redistribution license; it has no external dependencies which allows ease of redistribution and it comes with comprehensive documentation and numerous samples to quickly get you started.

Major Features:

1. International Language Translations Available:
   • All controls are available fully support Unicode and translations in various languages such as Italian and German are available.
   • Comprehensive Documentation:
   • Each control comes with comprehensive and easy-to-understand documentation for your reference.
2. Numerous Samples:
   • Each control comes with many samples in various programming languages so that you dont have to spend time learning how to use the controls.
3. Support and Upgrade Subscription:
   • Opting for the Support and Upgrade Subscription allows you to get access to the latest upgrades free of charge and get prompt answers to your technical questions so that you can get on with you work.
4. No runtime fees or royalties:
   • No runtime fees or royalties are involved when you distribute controls with your applications.
5. GUI Controls For Drop-In Shell Browsing Functionality For Your App:
   • Mimics all features including Thumbnail, Group and Details/Report View, icons, contextmenus, dragdrop, renaming, infotips and many others.
6. Windows Explorer Clone In Seconds:
   • Just drop the controls on your forms, set a couple of properties and you are done!
7. Stop Using Inflexible, Modal APIs and Classes:
   • The UI provided by SHBrowseForFolder, FolderBrowserDialog, OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog, CFileDialog and such are a diversion which users of your software dont need. Instead, a non-modal shell browsing experience right inside your own dialogs and forms is something that your users will find standard, intuitive and simple yet extremely powerful.
8. Powerful, extensible and customizable:
   • Change, control and customize existing behavior and functionality with a well-designed set of properties, methods and events.
9. Additional Shell Functionality With ShellObjects:
   • Create Quick Launch-like appbars with support for autohide, drag-docking and multiple monitors
   • Display multiple popup notification windows like those in MSN and Office2003
   • Display icons in the system tray with balloon and animation support
   • Create, read and modify shortcuts and internet shortcuts
10. FolderView Control Windows Explorer Like Folder Browser Control
    • Tree based hierarchical display of folders, identical Windows Explorer-Like Icons, Contextmenus, Dragdrop, Renaming, Infotips and Much More!
    • UI Control can be put right on your form / dialog.
    • Supports advanced filtering capabilities.
    • Display multiple root nodes instead of a single 'Desktop' root node.
    • Set any folder not just the Desktop as the root.
    • Display multi-state checkboxes for files and folders.
    • Display files as well as folders.
    • Add custom items ( i.e. items not belonging to the shell ).
    • Simple and easy-to-use API allows you to change, control and customize any aspect of behavior and functionality such as custom contextmenus, enable/disable contextmenus totally or on a per-file/folder basis. Same for drag-drop, renaming, browsing, infotips, icons, overlayicons and all other functionality.
    • Total appearance control of backcolor, forecolor, individual folder colors and fonts and other treeview properties.
11. FileView Control : Windows Explorer Like File & Folder Browser Control
    • Supports Thumbnail View, Group View, Details/Report View, Icon View, etc; Identical Windows Explorer-Like Icons, Contextmenus, Dragdrop, Renaming, Infotips and Much More!
    • UI Control can be put right on your form / dialog.
    • Supports advanced filtering capabilities by pattern (eg: *.bmp) or via code.
    • Display multi-state checkboxes for files and folders.
    • Add custom items ( i.e. items not belonging to the shell ).
    • Simple and easy-to-use API allows you to change, control and customize any aspect of behavior and functionality such as custom drag-drop actions, enable/disable drag-drop totally or on a per-file/folder basis. Same for context menus, renaming, browsing, infotips, icons, overlayicons and all other functionality.
    • Total appearance control of backcolor, forecolor, individual file/folder colors and fonts and other properties.
12. ShComboBox Control : Windows Explorer Like Drive Selection ComboBox/ Address Bar
    • Supports All Features including drive-selection, Icons, Contextmenus, Dragdrop, Renaming, Infotips and Much More!
    • Shows drives,folders and even files in a cascaded order exactly like Windows Explorer.
    • Full AutoComplete support.
13. ShellObjects Controls & Components : Additional Shell Functionality
    • Create Quick Launch-like appbars with support for autohide, drag-docking and multiple monitors
    • Display multiple popup notification 'toast' windows like those in MSN and Office2003
    • Display icons in the system tray with balloon and animation support
    • Powerful Wizard Control with full design-time support enables fast creation of Wizard UIs
    • Resizer component with automatic resizing and resolution-independence
    • Create and display Windows Vista TaskDialogs.
    • Define and respond to system-wide hotkeys.
    • Get notified when the system goes idle for a certain time and when it exits the idle state.
    • Perform copy, move, delete and rename operations on multiple files/folders with OS-like progress dialog and sub-folder support.
    • Task Scheduler Component to create, modify and read scheduled tasks.
    • Create, read and modify shortcuts and internet shortcuts.

 Enhancements

•  Support for additional IDEs and New features.

Requirements:

•  Visual Studio 2008
• Supports 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of:
• • Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT