Feature Request - Windows integration - %1 Parameter

[g-steve77]

Hello, the app works just fine, but is a bit difficulty to use. I have archived a lot of mails in several .mbox files on windows-pc. It would be nice to open the .mbox files per double-click or drag and drop like other filetypes in windows via file-asociation.

To getting this to work the .exe files have to work with the standard windows parameters (especially the %1 parameter).

With this working a File association could be build by example with following .reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.mbox\shell\mboxviewer]
@="mboxviewer"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.mbox\shell\mboxviewer\command]
@="C:\Program Files\mboxviewer\mboxview64.exe %1"

It woluld be nice if you could add this feature. I have tryed to get this to work like your comment in #47 but i dont get this to work with the .mbox files.

greetings
G. Steve

[zigm]

Hi Steve,

See that the issue:

#47

I could consider to add GUI option to associate mboxviewer with a file or user can manually update Properties of mbox files.

[g-steve77]

Hi zigm,
thank you for the fast response.

I found a working way with the preview.cmd in the Program-Folder with the folowing content:

@echo off
"%~dp0mboxview64.exe" -MAIL_FILE="%~1"

with the Content of #47 the Folders in the .mbox Files were not displayed.
This way is working but i have to close the opened mbox files manually - if not they stay in the List of the app....

For the future it would be fine, if you could integrate a way in the GUI to associate mboxfiles.
Double-Click a File = open it with all Folders inside; Closing the App = close and remove the mboxfile from mboxviewer automatically.
-> this would be a very nice feature to work with .mbox Files as Archives...

Greetings G. Steve

[zigm]

Hi Steve,

The -EML_PREVIEW_MODE show single file only. Mail Tree and Mail Summary windows are no longer visible. They exist but the size is set to zero. You can resize these windows manually in case you would like to print the mail. I may add GUI option to control the view. Sounds you prefer this option with all windows visible.

The -MAIL_FILE shows all folders opened by a user before and files within each folder and selects the specified file.

[Bokili-2022]

Hey g-steve77,
Try MBoxOpener to do that. It is a small plugin for mboxview.
I just posted at: #47

With it, you will be able to open files with a double click, but you will have the original program icon on your .eml and .mbox files.
Also, you will be able to open the program with it.
Try it out.

Regards.

[zigm]

Hi Steve,

I have released v1.0.3.39 and posted at #47.

I was a bit short on time and didn't implement GUI option to register MBox Viewer as default application for mail files. Sorry for that. I will consider such option in the future releases.