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In Windows you can right-click a file to show a context-menu and choose from various options. | In Windows you can right-click a file to show a context-menu and choose from various options. | ||
There can be customized options for specific file types if you add registry keys to both '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT''' | There can be customized options for specific file types if you add registry keys to both '''HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT''' (or '''HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE'''). | ||
Originally, [http://web.archive.org/web/20160226095407/http://oni.bungie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=10487#p10487 Gumby wrote such a shell extension] but it refuses to work on some systems. Either Windows 10 needs HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE as well or other registry settings of other programs are interfering. | |||
==Setup for oni. file type== | ==Setup for oni. file type== | ||
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xmlfile\shell\OniSplit_or_OniSplitGUI\command] | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\xmlfile\shell\OniSplit_or_OniSplitGUI\command] | ||
@="\"C:\\PATH\\Batch_for_OniSplit_or_OniSplitGUI.exe\" \"%1\"" | @="\"C:\\PATH\\Batch_for_OniSplit_or_OniSplitGUI.exe\" \"%1\"" | ||
==Notes for repair after standard application changed== | |||
When you change xml standard application following gets added and breaks the context menu options: | |||
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.xml\UserChoice] | |||
As soon as you remove this key context menu works again. However this removes the possibility to double-click .xml to open them. | |||
Somthing is still missing. | |||
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==Install and uninstall== | ==Install and uninstall== | ||
A less tech- | A less tech-savvy modder shouldn't need to deal with registry settings. | ||
AEI could be used to distribute an OniSplitHelper tool that manages the registry. | AEI could be used to distribute an OniSplitHelper tool that manages the registry. | ||
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Perhaps "Vago" and "Simple Onisplit GUI" could be adapted to do that. | Perhaps "Vago" and "Simple Onisplit GUI" could be adapted to do that. | ||
[[Category:Modding | [[Category:Modding ideas]] | ||