words to developers (NT pnp internals, tops and a question)

[Delfi]

rundll32 is a multi-purpose executable that helps shell

you can use it to load a library and call one of its functions with params:

runs control panel applets:
rundll32 shell32,Control_RunDLL "sysdm.cpl"

it is also called by services.exe for plug & play device installation, example:

rundll32.exe newdev.dll,ClientSideInstall \\.\pipe\PNP_Device_Install_Pipe_0.{A9751359-5B14-45B7-A31F-AF5C164D350F}

all windows have a menu, system icon menu is part of the window menu.

reactos really should unify about boxes and licenses in your apps, right now it looks
unprofessional like in linux where every app has its own, different about box and
license dialogs..

and a question to reactos developers: how can reactos uncompress cab files? they are propriatery format right?

[Dr. Fred]

rundll32 is a multi-purpose executable that helps shell

you can use it to load a library and call one of its functions with params:

runs control panel applets:
rundll32 shell32,Control_RunDLL "sysdm.cpl"

it is also called by services.exe for plug & play device installation, example:

rundll32.exe newdev.dll,ClientSideInstall \\.\pipe\PNP_Device_Install_Pipe_0.{A9751359-5B14-45B7-A31F-AF5C164D350F}

all windows have a menu, system icon menu is part of the window menu.

you an write that to wiki.

reactos really should unify about boxes and licenses in your apps, right now it looks
unprofessional like in linux where every app has its own, different about box and
license dialogs..

Well, we have grater problems right now.

and a question to reactos developers: how can reactos uncompress cab files? they are propriatery format right?

How do you define propriatery.

[Harteex]

reactos really should unify about boxes and licenses in your apps, right now it looks
unprofessional like in linux where every app has its own, different about box and
license dialogs..

I agree with that.

and a question to reactos developers: how can reactos uncompress cab files? they are propriatery format right?

How do you define propriatery.

I usually define it as closed source.

[Floyd]

reactos really should unify about boxes and licenses in your apps, right now it looks
unprofessional like in linux where every app has its own, different about box and
license dialogs..

I agree with that.

Things like this is what i had in mind when the GUI discussion was going on. There needs to be a common look and feel to the whole interface. MSFT went through this battle for a long time but I think it pays off in the end.

[Dr. Fred]

and a question to reactos developers: how can reactos uncompress cab files? they are propriatery format right?

How do you define propriatery.

I usually define it as closed source.

Yes it's close source but It's documented and as far as I can tell not patented.

[KevinBoyle]

Things like this is what i had in mind when the GUI discussion was going on. There needs to be a common look and feel to the whole interface. MSFT went through this battle for a long time but I think it pays off in the end.

Their battle isn't finished quite yet, tried installing a font using the FILE > INSTALL FONT function in the fonts folder of a Windows XP box lately.

Still uses old style Windows 3.1 dialog boxes.

[etko]

Super consistent functional and minimal UI is great idea.

[Gabriel Vigo]

How do you define propriatery.

I usually define it as closed source.

Yes it's close source but It's documented and as far as I can tell not patented.

I was searching about this in Google, and I've read that "the LZX format was purchased by Microsoft, slightly reduced in potency, and used in the CAB format". But nothing about "patents" or "proprietary algorithms" for CAB... Those are good news...

[Delfi]

I usually define it as closed source.

Yes it's close source but It's documented and as far as I can tell not patented.

I was searching about this in Google, and I've read that "the LZX format was purchased by Microsoft, slightly reduced in potency, and used in the CAB format". But nothing about "patents" or "proprietary algorithms" for CAB... Those are good news...

actually the cab files support 2 types of compression - mszip and lzw.