Windows 7 Cascading Context Menu - Revision history

Jan: removed unused regkey from second script, added x64 check (=important)

2013-03-14T09:52:39Z

removed unused regkey from second script, added x64 check (=important)

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	InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\NSIS		InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\NSIS
	InstallDirRegKey HKLM Software\NSIS ""		InstallDirRegKey HKLM Software\NSIS ""


			;Includes
			!include "x64.nsh"

	; Pages		; Pages
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	"SOFTWARE\Classes\NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \		"SOFTWARE\Classes\NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
	"Icon" \		"Icon" \
	"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"		"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"
	~~WriteRegStr HKLM \~~
	~~"SOFTWARE\Classes\NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu\command" \~~
	~~"" \~~
	""		""
	;compile		;compile
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	'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'		'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'
	End:		End:
	SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>		SectionEnd

			Function .onInit
			${If} ${RunningX64}
			SetRegView 64
			${EndIf}
			FunctionEnd
			</highlight-nsis>

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	;menu-name,submenu,icon		;menu-name,submenu,icon
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \		"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
	"MUIVerb" \		"MUIVerb" \
	"NSIS"		"NSIS"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \		"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
	"ExtendedSubCommandsKey" \		"ExtendedSubCommandsKey" \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu"		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \		"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
	"Icon" \		"Icon" \
	"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"		"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"
	;compile		;compile
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile" \
	"MUIVerb" "Compile NSIS Script"		"MUIVerb" "Compile NSIS Script"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile\command" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile\command" \
	"" \		"" \
	'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" "%1"'		'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" "%1"'
	;compile (choose compressor)		;compile (choose compressor)
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor" \
	"MUIVerb" \		"MUIVerb" \
	"Compile NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"		"Compile NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor\command" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor\command" \
	"" \		"" \
	'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'		'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'
	;repeat for Unicode NSIS		;repeat for Unicode NSIS
	IfFileExists "$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" 0 End		IfFileExists "$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" 0 End
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	;compile unicode		;compile unicode
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \
	"MUIVerb" \		"MUIVerb" \
	"Compile Unicode NSIS Script"		"Compile Unicode NSIS Script"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile\command" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile\command" \
	"" \		"" \
	'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" "%1"'		'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" "%1"'
	;compile unicode (choose compressor)		;compile unicode (choose compressor)
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor" \
	"MUIVerb" \		"MUIVerb" \
	"Compile Unicode NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"		"Compile Unicode NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor\command" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor\command" \
	"" \		"" \
	'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'		'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'
	End:		End:
	SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>		SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>
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	End:		End:
	SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>		SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>

	~~== Alternative Method ==~~
	The [http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowsuidevelopment/thread/3ee4702a-f75a-4790-9332-e50f241efd6f MSDN forums] mention an alternative method for creating cascading menus. This will create keys in the CommandStore (HKLM) rather than in HKCR.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

212.17.76.138: /* Example Scripts */

2011-09-14T11:20:56Z

Example Scripts

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	;add separator above the next entry		;add separator above the next entry
	WriteRegDWORD HKCR \		WriteRegDWORD HKCR \
	"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \
	"CommandFlags" \		"CommandFlags" \
	"32"		"32"
	;compile unicode		;compile unicode
	WriteRegStr HKCR \		WriteRegStr HKCR \

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Example Scripts

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212.17.76.138: /* Example Scripts */

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Example Scripts

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	OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"		OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"
	RequestExecutionLevel admin		RequestExecutionLevel admin

	InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\NSIS		InstallDir $PROGRAMFILES\NSIS
	InstallDirRegKey HKLM Software\NSIS ""		InstallDirRegKey HKLM Software\NSIS ""

	; Pages		; Pages
	Page directory		Page directory
	Page instfiles		Page instfiles

	; Sections		; Sections
	Section ""		Section ""

	;menu-name,submenu,icon		;menu-name,submenu,icon
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" "MUIVerb" "NSIS"		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" "ExtendedSubCommandsKey" "NSIS.Script\W7Menu"		"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"		"MUIVerb" \
			"NSIS"
			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
			"ExtendedSubCommandsKey" \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu"
			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" \
			"Icon" \
			"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe,1"

	;compile		;compile
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile" "MUIVerb" "Compile NSIS Script"		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" "%1"'		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile" \
			"MUIVerb" "Compile NSIS Script"

			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile\command" \
			"" \
			'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" "%1"'

	;compile (choose compressor)		;compile (choose compressor)
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor" "MUIVerb" "Compile NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor" \
			"MUIVerb" \
			"Compile NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"

			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\compile-compressor\command" \
			"" \
			'"$INSTDIR\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'

	;repeat for Unicode NSIS		;repeat for Unicode NSIS
	IfFileExists "$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" 0 End		IfFileExists "$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" 0 End

	;add separator above the next entry		;add separator above the next entry
	WriteRegDWORD HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" "CommandFlags" "32"		WriteRegDWORD HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \
			"CommandFlags" \
			"32"

	;compile unicode		;compile unicode
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" "MUIVerb" "Compile Unicode NSIS Script"		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" "%1"'		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile" \
			"MUIVerb" \
			"Compile Unicode NSIS Script"

			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile\command" \
			"" \
			'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" "%1"'

	;compile unicode (choose compressor)		;compile unicode (choose compressor)
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor" "MUIVerb" "Compile Unicode NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"		WriteRegStr HKCR \
	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'		"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor" \
			"MUIVerb" \
			"Compile Unicode NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"

			WriteRegStr HKCR \
			"NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor\command" \
			"" \
			'"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'

	End:		End:

	SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>		SectionEnd</highlight-nsis>

212.17.76.138: /* Example Scripts */

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Example Scripts

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	;submenu entries		;submenu entries
	WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\Classes\NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" "SubCommands" "NSIS.compile;NSIS.compile-compressor;NSIS.ucompile;NSIS.ucompile-~~compresso~~"		WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\Classes\NSIS.Script\shell\NSIS.W7Menu" "SubCommands" "NSIS.compile;NSIS.compile-compressor;NSIS.ucompile;NSIS.ucompile-compressor"

	;compile unicode		;compile unicode

212.17.76.138: /* Example Script */

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Example Script

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 As of Windows 7, one can create cascading context menus through the registry.
-== Example Script ==
+== Example Scripts ==
-This example creates a cascaded context menu for the NSIS compiler, and if present also for the Unicode version of NSIS.
+This example creates a cascaded context menu for the NSIS compiler, and if present also for the Unicode version of NSIS. The entries will be added to HKCR.
 <highlight-nsis>Name "NSIS Window 7 Context Menu"
 OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"
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 	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor" "MUIVerb" "Compile Unicode NSIS Script (Choose Compressor)"
 	WriteRegStr HKCR "NSIS.Script\W7Menu\shell\ucompile-compressor\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\Unicode\makensisw.exe" /ChooseCompressor "%1"'
 	End:

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Example Script

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	== Example Script ==		== Example Script ==
	This example creates a ~~casceded~~ context menu for the NSIS compiler, and if present also for the Unicode version of NSIS.		This example creates a cascaded context menu for the NSIS compiler, and if present also for the Unicode version of NSIS.
	<highlight-nsis>Name "NSIS Window 7 Context Menu"		<highlight-nsis>Name "NSIS Window 7 Context Menu"
	OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"		OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"

212.17.76.138: /* Example Script */

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Example Script

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	== Example Script ==		== Example Script ==
	This example creates ~~entries~~ for the NSIS compiler for ~~all file-types. It is yet uncertain if this can be limited to a single filetype only~~.		This example creates a casceded context menu for the NSIS compiler, and if present also for the Unicode version of NSIS.
	<highlight-nsis>Name "NSIS Window 7 Context Menu"		<highlight-nsis>Name "NSIS Window 7 Context Menu"
	OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"		OutFile "nsW7Menu.exe"