Select folder tips details

[BruceM]

I am one of those cranks who wants to set up Windows the way I choose to use
it rather than the way Microsoft delivers it out of the box. Recently I had
a hardware failure, and had to set up a new computer. Now I am trying to
regain some of the customizations I had set up. One of these is that when I
hover the mouse over an item in My Computer I want to see file properties
other than file size and a few other standard details. Specifically, Author
and Comments are items we use in file summaries (right click, Properties,
Summary tab, or in File >> Properties in the document). They need to show
up in the folder tips or pop-up description or whatever they are called
(Microsoft uses both terms in View >> Folder Options). They have nothing of
any relevance about the topic on their web site (at least nothing that a
search could produce).

Like so many things, it should be simple enough to do this, but information
is hard to come by. I posted here only after searching for over an hour,
but I have not been able to frame the search correctly. I have done this
customization in the past, but cannot recall how.

 

[Gerry]

Bruce

http://pcsplace.com/os-tweaks/how-to-display-file-attributes-in-tool-tips-2/


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[BruceM]

Thanks, that sent me in the right direction. I wasn't actually trying to
see the attributes, but once I knew where in the registry to look the
changes I wanted were simple enough. Seems it shouldn't have to involve
editing the registry, but there it is.

 

[ju.c]

This key holds InfoTip values for all files:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*]

You can set the data with some of these items:

Attributes
Bitrate
Company
Create
Dimensions
DocAuthor
DocComments
DocSubject
DocTitle
Duration
EpisodeName
FileDescription
FileVersion
ProgramDescription
Protected
Size
Type
Write

Example:

prop:Type;Size;DocComments;Attributes


ju.c

 

[BruceM]

Thanks. I'll save that list for possible future reference. I'm still
puzzled as to why there is no GUI way to set the properties.

This key holds InfoTip values for all files:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*]

You can set the data with some of these items:

Attributes
Bitrate
Company
Create
Dimensions
DocAuthor
DocComments
DocSubject
DocTitle
Duration
EpisodeName
FileDescription
FileVersion
ProgramDescription
Protected
Size
Type
Write

Example:

prop:Type;Size;DocComments;Attributes


ju.c

I am one of those cranks who wants to set up Windows the way I choose to
use it rather than the way Microsoft delivers it out of the box.
Recently I had a hardware failure, and had to set up a new computer. Now
I am trying to regain some of the customizations I had set up. One of
these is that when I hover the mouse over an item in My Computer I want
to see file properties other than file size and a few other standard
details. Specifically, Author and Comments are items we use in file
summaries (right click, Properties, Summary tab, or in File >> Properties
in the document). They need to show up in the folder tips or pop-up
description or whatever they are called (Microsoft uses both terms in
View >> Folder Options). They have nothing of any relevance about the
topic on their web site (at least nothing that a search could produce).

Like so many things, it should be simple enough to do this, but
information is hard to come by. I posted here only after searching for
over an hour, but I have not been able to frame the search correctly. I
have done this customization in the past, but cannot recall how.