text_combined: andrea gavana ajsacnpyxldxgmailcom hi tim mon apr 14 2008 507 pm tim golden wrote andrea gavana wrote 1 looked implementation mentioned link bit unclear actually use class users extension data associated wordpad notepad similar icons use editors open file tamper registry data extension stored really lost sorry newbie questions beginner win32all tried mess around code found codeproject httpwwwcodeprojectcomkbshelloverlayiconaspx one tortoisesvn source code way head im afraid havent chosen particularly easy entree world windows shell things thats things affect appearance actions explorer desktop fairly easy effect affect requiring simple registry manipulation complex interesting things require whats known shell namespace extension basically register interest one file types registry identifying specific set callbacks shell explorerexe whatever calls whenever sees file youre interested kind thing gives contextsensitive menus depending file type content icon overlays sort youre describing thank much answer newbie win32all done basic things open source wxpython widgets dont even know look 2 assign overlay icon particular file without touching others extension principle yes havent done someone experienced doesnt chip example ill try put one together warn though kind thing youre working within windows pywin32 modules simply wrapping raw interface wont pretty could help sort would great dont really care nice code users request would like able prove power python 3 problem mentioned thread still present affect also gui even though writte wxpython must admit passing familiarity wxpython id rather surprised offered something platformspecific ticklish icon overlays windows shell id glad wrong sake wxpython offer overlays using pywin32 code share codes problems implementation probably sorry didnt explain well wxpython thing using pywin32 pure code overlay icon wxpython offer platform indipendent nativelook widgets difference application one mentioned thread wont use pywin32 gui code gui code provided wxpython underlying platform theory savedialog freezing experienced thread happen theory thank help suggestions andrea imagination weapon war reality httpxoomeraliceitinfinity77 _______________________________________________ pythonwin32 mailing list kpitckaew45pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonwin32 thu 07 aug 2008 155426 0100 pythonwin32 overlay icon question