I'm having an issue with the "Open"/"Open All Users", "Explore"/"Explore All Users" context menu options (right click menu) for shortcut folders (such as "Accessories") under the "All Programs" list on the "Start Menu" in Windows XP Home Edition.
Performing this action is supposed to open a My Computer/Windows Explorer window browsing the selected start menu folder. Normally, double clicking a start menu folder will also "Open" a My Computer window browsing the
selected start menu folder.
Currently, these actions don't function and simply close the context menu/Start Menu without bringing up a My Computer/Windows Explorer window.
If I right click the "Start" button directly and select the corresponding options ("Open"/"Open All Users", "Explore"/"Explore All Users") a My Computer/Windows Explorer window is brought up as expected browsing "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu" and "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu" respectively.
It's caused be third part programs.
Search in the windows registry for these keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Export all five keys (on the File Menu) (First two keys apply to files, 1st, 3rd to 5th apply to folders/drives).
Delete all two/five
Check if context menu works correctly (No need to reboot)
It is known that AVG anti virus adds a key that makes the context menu stop working.
MagicISO can be another cause.
In my experience I needed to remove MagicISO from the last key
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My teacher gave me this instruction : "To set-up the default folder for PowerShell to open in, right click the PowerShell icon in the tool tray and select Properties. In the Properties dialog box and in the Start in: text box enter the path to the new directory “C:\Users\Administrator\MyScripts”, then click OK."
However when I go into the properties tab I do not see what he is talking about :( .
This is what I see:
How do I I Do what he wants?
Your teacher is asking you to change the properties of the executable. You are currently looking at the PowerShell console properties.
As you can partially see mine is located:
%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
By "tool tray" I assume your teacher meant the Windows taskbar and by "to set-up" I assume he/she meant "to set up"1:
If you:
right-click the PowerShell icon in the taskbar, you get a shortcut menu,
in which you can right-click the first entry in the last section to edit the properties of the shortcut file that started the application:
The resulting dialog will show you the desired Start in: field, which determines that shortcut file's startup folder:
Enter the desired startup folder (C:\Users\Administrator\MyScripts in your case), and click OK.
To determine the shortcut file's own location, switch to the General tab of the dialog and inspect the Location: field.
If you haven't yet pinned PowerShell to your taskbar, the Location: field probably contains C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell.
The shortcut file's own name is Windows PowerShell.lnk, though the .lnk extension is typically hidden.
In other words: by default, the shortcut file's full path is C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\Windows PowerShell\Windows PowerShell.lnk.
In general, shortcut files (*.lnk) store properties such as executable location, startup folder, initial window state, and shortcut key.
As for what you've tried:
As Matt states in his answer, you've invoked the Properties dialog for the open PowerShell console window via its system menu (windows menu), which allows you to persistently change window properties, but not the startup folder.
1 "To set up" is a phrasal verb - no punctuation needed, and not to be confused with the noun derived from it, "setup".
Is there a way to get the git log, ie: "Team -> Show in History" appear as a menu item on the main menu bar and to have a shortcut for it?
I'd like this menu item/shortcut to work when selecting a project or project resource in Package Explorer.
You could use Shift+Alt+W (that brings up the Show In submenu) and then press H to activate the History entry.
Otherwise, you can also consider linking the History view to the selection by activating the toolbar icon with the two arrows in the History view.
The command "Team -> Show History" cannot be processed unless it's associated with a module or a folder.
That's why it's a right click menu option.
You should be able to bind the Show In (History) command to a key in the Preferences>General>Keys page. You have to select something before you execute it (like a git repo or a project in the explorer).
When a file (.java for example) is open in Eclipse, how do I get the Package Explorer to show the file that I am working on?
There is a button in the Package Explorer view that looks like two yellow arrows pointed at left and right. The tooltip is "Link with Editor". Click that.
I've found that constantly syncing package explorer with editor causes package explorer view eventually to grow too long, especially with large projects. I've instead mapped a keyboard shortcut to sync package explorer with the editor. If you are using mylyn this is of course a smaller problem.
Key mappings are available at Window ⟶ Preferences ⟶ General ⟶ Keys ⟶ Show In (Show In Target Id: Package Explorer). Mine is Ctrl+Alt+⟵, be welcome to copy.
In Luna Command name has changed a little. Instead of Show In (Show In Target Id: Package Explorer) command is now Show In (Package Explorer).
From this site:
How to use Show In functionality from the popup menu
Press Alt+Shift+W while you’re in an editor. This pops up a menu with a number of choices. The choices will vary depending on what plugins you have installed. Select the option you want and press Enter.
The fastest way to select an option is to use the first letter of the option, eg. to go to the Package Explorer, press P (you may have to do this 2 or 3 times depending on how many other options start with P). The press Enter. You could also use the arrow keys.
Invoke "Show In" faster with a keyboard shortcut
If you frequently use one of the options (eg. Package Explorer), you can map a single keyboard shortcut to invoke it.
Go to Windows > Preferences > General > Keys.
Search for Show In. Eclipse will list a number of Show In options. In
our case we want Show In (Show In Target Id: Package Explorer).
Select the command you want, enter a key in Binding and you’re done.
Always link active source file with package explorer
If you like this feature, you can open the package editor and click on the double yellow arrows to always show the currently selected source file in the package explorer.
There is a double arrow icon at the top of the Package Explorer that toggles this behaviour. click on It
In your Eclipse .java file editor, right-click anywhere, then "Show In-> Package Explorer".
As shown:
As you can see, you can also open file in Navigator, Outline and so on with this.
Above project explorer window you will see the below image in the red circle , just clicked on this one mean when clicked any file in the project will showing you in project explorer.
If you want to show only one file you can
1 - Click right on the file .
2 - Select show-in .
3 - Select show in project explorer .
4 - Done.
The below image explain more about it .
How do I compare two files using Eclipse?
(Currently I am using WinMerge.)
To compare two files in Eclipse, first select them in the Project Explorer / Package Explorer / Navigator with control-click. Now right-click on one of the files, and the following context menu will appear. Select Compare With / Each Other.
Just select all of the files you want to compare, then open the context menu (Right-Click on the file) and choose Compare With, Then select each other..
If one or both of the files you wish to compare isn't in an Eclipse project:
Open the Quick Access search box
Linux/Windows: Ctrl+3
Mac: ⌘+3
Type compare and select Compare With Other Resource
Select the files to compare → OK
You can also create a keyboard shortcut for Compare With Other Resource by going to Window → Preferences → General → Keys
Other than using the Navigator/Proj Explorer and choosing files and doing 'Compare With'->'Each other'... I prefer opening both files in Eclipse and using 'Compare With'->'Opened Editor'->(pick the opened tab)...
You can get this feature via the AnyEdit eclipse plugin located here (you can use Install Software via Eclipse->Help->Install New Software screen):
http://andrei.gmxhome.de/eclipse/
If your compairing javascript you might find it not displaying.
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=509820
Here is a workround...
Window > Preferences > Compare/Patch > General Tab
Deselect checkbox next to "Open structure compare automatically"
Compare with Other Resource – The Easy Way using Eclipse (no additional plugin required)
To assign a keyboard shortcut to the feature, go to Window > Preferences > General > Keys, look for the command Compare with Other Resource and assign it to a keyboard shortcut of your liking. See How to manage keyboard shortcuts in Eclipse for more details on configuring shortcuts.
Tip: Alternatively, you could press Ctrl+3 (for Quick Access) and search for Compare with Other Resource. This way you don’t have to configure a shortcut but you’ll have to search for the command every time in Quick Access.
Once the shortcut is assigned, you need to select the source file from the Package Explorer, Project Explorer or Navigator. The easiest way to do this from an open editor is to assign a shortcut to instantly show the file in the Package Explorer or, if it’s not open, to open it quickly using the keyboard.
Now press the keyboard shortcut you assigned to Compare with Other Resource and the following (non-modal) dialog should appear:
Troubleshooting: If the dialog doesn’t appear, it’s probably because you haven’t selected a file in either the Package Explorer or another view that allows file selection. Make sure a file is selected and make sure you haven’t selected the class in the Package Explorer rather than the actual Java file.
Now you can select the second file in the Package Explorer and drag and drop it onto the dialog. Click OK and the comparison editor should display, comparing the two selected files.
Tip: See the post on using shortcuts for common SVN commands for tips on how to navigate the comparison editor with the keyboard.
Comparing External Files
Using the Compare with Other Resource dialog, you can compare a workspace file with an external file or even compare two external files with each other.
Comparing a workspace file with an external file is easy: Once you’ve opened the dialog from a selected file, instead of dragging and dropping another workspace file, tick External File in the Right pane and then Browse to a file on your filesystem.
To compare two external files, you have to start the dialog again from a selected workspace file (choose an arbitrary file). Once open, select External File in the Left pane and Browse to your file then do the same for the Right pane.
Please refer this page for more details: http://www.eclipseonetips.com/2013/09/19/compare-two-workspace-or-external-files-in-eclipse/
If you have Beyond Compare installed, the ContextQuickie eclipse plugin has an option to enable it to be selected from the context menu displayed when you right-click a file.
Install from:
https://github.com/ContextQuickie/ContextQuickie/wiki/Installation
After install, activate Beyond Compare menu items via Window->Preferences->Context Quickie->check 'Enable Beyond Compare'.
When eclipse starts up, it first show its splash screen and then pops up a dialog for selecting the desired workspace to open. If at this point I switch to a different virtual desktop and then come back later, only the splash screen is visible but the dialog is gone and I haven't found a way to get it back. I have to kill the eclipse process and start again.
Is there a way to recover from that problem whithout killing eclipse?
My setup:
Windows XP
VirtualWin 4.0.1
Eclipse Helios
I'm not sure why it prompts you the first time Eclipse starts up but not after using a different virtual desktop. I assume you did not select "Use this as the default and do not ask again" on the "select workspace" dialog. If you don't mind waiting a bit, you can avoid killing Eclipse by loading the current workspace and then going to File > Switch Workspace.
Start Eclipse.
Invoke Window menu on Workspace Launcher window. For example by clicking the middle mouse button on the window title bar, see Setup Dialog's Enable middle button window menu activation setting in VirtuaWin Help.
Click Add Window Rule.
Leave class name there e.g.: #32770.
Erase Window name and Process name.
Select Always manage windows of this type.
Click Add button.