Installation

Installation is easy, just run the msi installer:

After installing, the StExBar is ready:

1. open an explorer window
2. open the menu "View->Toolbars" (note: on vista, you have to either activate the menu first, or hit the ALT key)
3. chose "StExBar" from the list
4. you may want to adjust the size and position of the StExBar. To do that, you have to first unlock the toolbars with the menu "View->Toolbars->Lock the Toolbars"

After that, the StExBar is ready:

Note: restarting should not be necessary (only close all explorer windows). But if you don't see the StExBar listed in the Toolbars menu, it's most likely because Windows caches the installed toolbars:


Delete the following two registry keys to clear the cache (the registry keys will be automatically recreated):

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\Component Categories\{00021493-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Enum

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\Component Categories\{00021494-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}\Enum

Example commands

While the StExBar already has some useful commands built in, you might want to add commands of your own.

Open selected file in Editor

While for many file types like *.txt a doubleclick will open the file in the editor, many file types have their own doubleclick action and won't open the file in an editor. Here's my custom command to open any file in the Windows editor by simply hitting Ctrl-E:

Toggle the readonly attribute

To toggle the readonly attribute of selected files, we have to write a small script. The script is in the contrib folder of our sourcecode, which you can find here. The file is called "attrib.js".

Contribute

if you have your own commands and scripts which you think might be useful to others, then please share them!

Just file an issue in our issue tracker and attach your script there. Don't forget to mention what your script or command does.

We will put your scripts in our contrib folder for others to use. It would be good if you add some comments at the top of your scripts which explain what it does and how to use it.