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PDF Explorer => General => Topic started by: Rob L on March 25, 2018, 05:45:47 PM
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In PDF Explorer, I can't find a way to use an enumerated display type for a custom meta field. I've used this in ShellTools, so either I can't locate it or it's not available. Any suggestions? Thanks
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It's not available. In PDF-ShellTools this functionality is provided by Windows. The manager just configures the property settings to make use of it.
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Hi RTT, if I get what you're saying right, the Windows does this work for the PDF Explorer? Is there a guide on how to set this up because I can't figure it out on my own.
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if I get what you're saying right, the Windows does this work for the PDF Explorer?
No. What I tried to say is that the functionality is not available in the PDF Explorer and in the PDF-ShellTools it is implemented, mainly, by the Windows shell, so it's something I can't use in the PDF Explorer, that is independent of the shell.
But with the PDF-ShellTools you can easily make use of enumerated properties, by mapping (https://www.rttsoftware.com/Manuals/STIndex.htm?pageURL=ST/English/ColumnPropertyHandlers.htm#properties_mapping) a custom property to an already system defined enumerated property, e.g. the system.rating (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb787554(v=vs.85).aspx) one, or you can configure your custom property as enumerated yourself, from the properties advanced editor (https://www.rttsoftware.com/Manuals/STIndex.htm?pageURL=ST/English/CustomFields.htm#advanced_custom_fields_settings_editor).