search

electrotype / vscode-windows-explorer-context-menu

VSCode extension to open the Windows Explorer Context Menu
16 stars 2 forks source link

Can't open shortcuts from the context menu #1

Open dgrinin opened 3 years ago

dgrinin commented 3 years ago

When I try to open a shortcut (.lnk file) using this extension, nothing happens.

Steps to represent:

  1. Create a shortcut to some file. I tested with .html and .bat
  2. Add folder with the shortcut to VSCode
  3. Bring context menu on the shortcut (right click on the file --> Context Menu - Selected)
  4. Click "Open"

The file that the shortcut points to should open, but it doesn't. If I do the same in Windows Explorer, the file opens normally.

electrotype commented 3 years ago

Yes, some things don't work perfectly, sadly. Have you tried the 3 provided executables? But, even then, each of them had their own drawbacks when I tested them. The default one is the one working the best for me.

Maybe we should investigate if there have been updates on those executables (that I didn't develop myself), or if there are new alternatives. Feel free to investigate that and comment on this issue, if you want. If you find something interesting, I will have a look for sure.