Copyright (C) 2003 Mathias Hasselmann mathias@taschenorakel.de
This package contains a Windows Shell Extension expanding the
Windows Explorer's context menu with targets from the NAnt build script (*.build).
The context menu :-
- Lists the project's targets with a description.
- Execute the selected project's target.
- Edit the build script
- Launch NAnt's documentation.
NAnt is installed to "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\<NAntReleaseName>".
Location doesn't matter but "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\NAntReleaseName\bin must be on the PATH.
In a Windows Console.
> where nant
C:\Program Files (x86)\nant-0.93-nightly-2015-11-01\bin\NAnt.exe
Copy NAntMenu.dll to a directory of your choice and register.
Example
In a Windows Console with administrator privilege.
regsvr32 NAntMenu.dll
Open a Windows Console with administrator privilege.
> unzip NAntMenu-0.3.0.zip -d "%PROGRAMFILES%\NAntMenu"
> regsvr32 "%PROGRAMFILES%\NAntMenu\bin\NAntMenu.dll
After restarting the Windows Explorer (for instance by terminating explorer.exe within the task manager) NAntMenu.dll will manage the context menu for NAnt build scripts.
Coming soon.
To enable the edit command to function, the action verb for .build files needs to be configured.
Windows 7 has no utilities to do this so it must be done by regedit or Registration Entry file.
AddNantBuildScriptEditAction.reg
Change @ entry to your editor of choice.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NAntBuildScript\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NAntBuildScript\shell\edit]
# Change to your editor
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NAntBuildScript\shell\edit\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\SlickEdit Pro 19.0.2\\win\\vs.exe\" \"%L\""
Windows 7 "Improvements"
The File Types tool found in earlier versions of Windows that lets you edit context menus from within Windows Explorer is missing in Windows 7.
The Set Associations (AllControl Panel Items -> Default Programs->Set Associations) replacement can only choose default applications for various file types, and in doing so, obliterates the applications' defaults or any custom context menus you've built.
So the options are :-
- Edit the registry
- Third Party programs
Registering NAntMenu.dll creates the required registry keys except for the edit action on .build files.
The registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NAntBuildScript\shell\edit defines the edit action for .build files. The text that appears in the context menu is defined in the action key's (Default) value; if the (Default) value is empty, Windows Explorer just uses the name of the key (e.g., edit).
Unfortunately, Windows 7 has two competing systems that determine the default actions for your file types.
- Context Menu (above)
- UserChoice Override
Excerpt from Windows 7 Annoyances (2010)
If you right-click a file, select Open With, and then select a default application, or if you use the Set Associations window —Windows doesn’t actually change the file type. Instead, Windows adds a new key for the filename extension in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts, and then in that new key, adds a UserChoice key with the full path of the program you’ve chosen, like this:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ FileExts\.wav\UserChoiceThe point of the UserChoice key is to prevent applications from changing your defaults without your permission; as long as that UserChoice key exists, Windows ignores all the actions defined in the ordinary file type key. Any custom context menu actions disappear, and even the icon is replaced with the icon of the newly-selected application.
The UserChoice system just doesn’t work that well. For one, the UserChoice-infected file types can’t have custom context menus or custom icons. And the old trick of reinstalling an application to restore its file types won’t work if the UserChoice key is present (unless the installer is smart enough to deal with it, which is unlikely). But the worst part is there’s no way to defeat the system without digging through the registry.
If the NAntMenu has dissapeared from the Windows Explorer menu because UserChoice has overridden .build context menu settings the solution is to open the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts and delete the key extension .build to restore. (Or delete the FileExts key altogether to restore all file extensions).
Thereafter, refrain from using the Open With menu or Control Panel to modify your file types, and your file associations will continue to behave in their full capacity.
RemoveNantBuildScriptUserChoice.reg
Remove the UserChoice settings for .build.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.build
Another issue can be the NAntMentu CLSID ended up in
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{2A57BF13-CB2B-4769-B18C-4133153F8D28}"=""
To remove NAntMentu CLSID from blocked user interface extensions.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{2A57BF13-CB2B-4769-B18C-4133153F8D28}"=-
Tools to manage file extensions.
www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
The ShellExView utility displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html
ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items.
www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html
FileTypesMan is an alternative to the 'File Types' tab in the 'Folder Options' of Windows. It displays the list of all file extensions and types registered on your computer. For each file type, the following information is displayed: Type Name, Description, MIME Type, Perceived Type, Flags, Browser Flags, and more. FileTypesMan also allows you to easily edit the properties and flags of each file type, as well as it allows you to add, edit, and remove actions in a file type.
NAntMenu.dll 64-bit
- Tested on Windows 7 64-bit
- Tested in Windows Explorer
- Tested in Directory Opus
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