Wishlist for Windows Explorer?

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Aaron Lance

Is there anyplace that a person can submit wishlist items to Microsoft?

For example:
1. It would be nice to be able to print a folders contents from Windows
Explorer. Ideally it would include a page setup option that would let you
enter a header and footer, and would display the folder contents in the
current view mode (details/icons/thumbnails/etc.).

I was just at an MSDN conference where the presenter said we could email to
(e-mail address removed), but email to that address was returned.

- Aaron Lance
 
Aaron said:
Is there anyplace that a person can submit wishlist items to
Microsoft?
For example:
1. It would be nice to be able to print a folders contents from
Windows Explorer. Ideally it would include a page setup option that
would let you enter a header and footer, and would display the folder
contents in the current view mode (details/icons/thumbnails/etc.).
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This isn't an answer to your "wish list" question, but to print a list of
what's in a folder, here are four ways:

1. Go to a command prompt and issue the command

dir [drive:folder] > c:\tempfilename (you can use any name and put it in any
folder you want)

Then open notepad, open tempfilename, and print it from there.

2. Write (for example in Notepad) a 1-line text file:
DIR %1 /O >LPT1:

Save it as "printdir.bat" in the "Send To" folder.

Then, to print list of files in any folder, right-click that folder and
select Send to | printdir.bat

To include subfolders, change the comand to DIR %1 /O/S >LPT1:

3. Go to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321379 and
follow the instructions there.

4. Download and use any of the several freeware/shareware utilities that can
do this, such as the popular
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp
 
Aaron Lance said:
Is there anyplace that a person can submit wishlist items to Microsoft?

For example:
1. It would be nice to be able to print a folders contents from Windows
Explorer. Ideally it would include a page setup option that would let you
enter a header and footer, and would display the folder contents in the
current view mode (details/icons/thumbnails/etc.).

I was just at an MSDN conference where the presenter said we could email
to (e-mail address removed), but email to that address was returned.

- Aaron Lance
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I suspect that if you sent this particular item to Microsoft that they would
tell you the knowledge base article (don't ask me, I just know it is around)
which describes how to add the capability to perform this operation in IE6.
What you should request is that the capabilty described in the article be
added to IE7 as part of its native operation. It is too late to expect
enhancements to IE6 anyway.
Jim
 
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