SHELLSTATEA structure (shlobj_core.h)

Contains settings for the Shell's state. This structure is used with the SHGetSetSettings function.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  BOOL  fShowAllObjects : 1;
  BOOL  fShowExtensions : 1;
  BOOL  fNoConfirmRecycle : 1;
  BOOL  fShowSysFiles : 1;
  BOOL  fShowCompColor : 1;
  BOOL  fDoubleClickInWebView : 1;
  BOOL  fDesktopHTML : 1;
  BOOL  fWin95Classic : 1;
  BOOL  fDontPrettyPath : 1;
  BOOL  fShowAttribCol : 1;
  BOOL  fMapNetDrvBtn : 1;
  BOOL  fShowInfoTip : 1;
  BOOL  fHideIcons : 1;
  BOOL  fWebView : 1;
  BOOL  fFilter : 1;
  BOOL  fShowSuperHidden : 1;
  BOOL  fNoNetCrawling : 1;
  DWORD dwWin95Unused;
  UINT  uWin95Unused;
  LONG  lParamSort;
  int   iSortDirection;
  UINT  version;
  UINT  uNotUsed;
  BOOL  fSepProcess : 1;
  BOOL  fStartPanelOn : 1;
  BOOL  fShowStartPage : 1;
  BOOL  fAutoCheckSelect : 1;
  BOOL  fIconsOnly : 1;
  BOOL  fShowTypeOverlay : 1;
  BOOL  fShowStatusBar : 1;
  UINT  fSpareFlags : 9;
} SHELLSTATEA, *LPSHELLSTATEA;

Members

fShowAllObjects

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show all objects, including hidden files and folders. FALSE to hide hidden files and folders.

fShowExtensions

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show file name extensions, FALSE to hide them.

fNoConfirmRecycle

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show no confirmation dialog box when deleting items to the Recycle Bin, FALSE to display the confirmation dialog box.

fShowSysFiles

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show system files, FALSE to hide them.

fShowCompColor

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.

fDoubleClickInWebView

Type: BOOL

TRUE to require a double-click to open an item when in web view.

fDesktopHTML

Type: BOOL

TRUE to use Active Desktop, FALSE otherwise.

fWin95Classic

Type: BOOL

TRUE to enforce Windows 95 Shell behavior and restrictions.

fDontPrettyPath

Type: BOOL

TRUE to prevent the conversion of the path to all lowercase characters.

fShowAttribCol

Type: BOOL

Not used.

fMapNetDrvBtn

Type: BOOL

TRUE to display a Map Network Drive button.

fShowInfoTip

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show a pop-up description for folders and files.

fHideIcons

Type: BOOL

TRUE to hide desktop icons, FALSE to show them.

fWebView

Type: BOOL

TRUE to display as a web view.

fFilter

Type: BOOL

Not used.

fShowSuperHidden

Type: BOOL

TRUE to show operating system files.

fNoNetCrawling

Type: BOOL

TRUE to disable automatic searching for network folders and printers.

dwWin95Unused

Type: DWORD

Not used.

uWin95Unused

Type: UINT

Not used.

lParamSort

Type: LONG

The column to sort by.

iSortDirection

Type: int

Alphabetical sort direction for the column specified by lParamSort. Use 1 for an ascending sort, -1 for a descending sort.

version

Type: UINT

Not used.

uNotUsed

Type: UINT

Not used.

fSepProcess

Type: BOOL

TRUE to launch folder windows in separate processes, FALSE to launch in the same process.

fStartPanelOn

Type: BOOL

Windows XP only. TRUE to use the Windows XP-style Start menu, FALSE to use the classic Start menu.

fShowStartPage

Type: BOOL

Not used.

fAutoCheckSelect

Type: BOOL

Introduced in Windows Vista. TRUE to use the Windows Vista-style checkbox folder views, FALSE to use the classic views.

fIconsOnly

Type: BOOL

Introduced in Windows Vista. TRUE to show generic icons only, FALSE to show thumbnail-style icons in folders.

fShowTypeOverlay

Type: BOOL

Introduced in Windows Vista. TRUE indicates a thumbnail should show the application that would be invoked when opening the item, FALSE indicates that no application will be shown.

fShowStatusBar

Type: BOOL

Introduced in Windows 8. TRUE to show the status bar; otherwise, FALSE.

fSpareFlags

Type: UINT

Not used.

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