How to create my own ViewPane plugin

dvgm · December 3, 2024, 2:05pm

Hello!
I want to ask you where i can find some tips&info about sideview pane creation process?
Same as VideoPreview or TextView.
I asked before about such a great feature to preview any archives in ViewPane.
Just imagine if you can click on archive and interact with this so quickly. For example you can Drag&Drop some file from archive into current Lister as fast as possible.
Now it's looks like this:

But i could be like this for example:

So i just create this topic to ask you how i can create my own custom plugin for ViewPane and can be created via C# or JavaScript? or C++ only? Any references or guides?
Thanks

Hardkorn · December 3, 2024, 2:10pm

You can already do that: Using ViewPane as Archive Plugin

But the SDK is there: Download Resources - Directory Opus Self-Service Support

dvgm · December 3, 2024, 2:12pm

I don't want to open in DualView, i want SideView exactly (like pics, videos, txt)

Hardkorn · December 3, 2024, 2:13pm

OK.

dvgm · December 3, 2024, 2:22pm

Wait. I found this one on Forum. It called ActiveX and it works with ZIP content but how I can activate this feature??

I don't have any .zip options

Leo · December 3, 2024, 3:58pm

That was done through IE and doesn't work that well these days, but you can add .zip to the Internet Explorer extensions in the list to enable it.

Using the dual file display is far better for this, though, as you'll get the full functionality of Opus instead of the very limited abilities of IE (or any other zip viewer). IE also doesn't know how to view other archive types that Opus can handle.