Editable-ContextMenu-Extension

This is the repository for the Windows Explorer In-Process Extension DLL for the ContextMenu.

Context Menu Icon Details

Windows is picky on transparency for Context Menu Extensions icons.

Photoshop cannot save bmp images properly for use with the extensiosn.

Use PixelFormer and follow these steps:

• Open the 16x16 PNG file with transparency in PixelFormer
• Click File -> Export
• Choose BMP for the "Save as type"
• Click Save and then in the following window
• Select A8:R8:G8:B8 (32 bpp)
• Check Premultiplied alpha
• Click OK

In Visual Studio:

• Double-click on ContextMenuExtension.rc to open the Resource View
• Delete the Bitmap Resource named IDB_SENDBMP
• Right-click on ContextMenuExtension.rc in the Resource View
• Click Add Resource...
• Select Bitmap and then Click Import...
• Select the previously exported icon
• The Newly created Bitmap Resource will be called IDB_BITMAP1
• Click on IDB_BITMAP1 and then open the Properties panel
• Change the ID to IDB_SENDBMP and then Click Save
• Back in the Solution Explorer, Double-click on Resource.h
• Make sure to delete the define directive for IDB_BITMAP1
• Unload the extension with regsvr32.exe /u
• Rebuild for both 32 and 64 bits