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hoshi69

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Registered: 2025-04-08

Posts: 1

Context menu option for files

hi! i know there's an option to add folders via context menu but it would be great if there could be one for selected files too - this does work with the send to option but that one extra menu adds up over time ?

den4b

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From: den4b.com

Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 3,480

Re: Context menu option for files

Windows API offers several mechanisms for adding context menu options, which can be summarised as:

A) Simple and inefficient - via the registry.
B) Complex and powerful - via a COM-based shell extension library.

ReNamer currently uses method A, which unfortunately cannot handle a large selection of files/folders, that is why it is only offered for folders.

Implementing method B is the ultimate goal, it just hasn't been a priority due to significant complexities in the implementation.

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