3. Windows Shell Artifacts

The modules described in this chapter provide functionality to work with various artifacts from the Microsoft Windows shell.

The following modules are documented in this chapter:

• 3.1. lf.win.shell.objects — Objects for Windows shell artifacts
• 3.2. lf.win.shell.consts.csidl — Constants for CSIDLs
• 3.3. lf.win.shell.consts.knownfolders — Constants for Vista Known Folders
• 3.4. lf.win.shell.consts.showwin — Window state contants
• 3.5. lf.win.shell.link — Shell link (.lnk) files
  • 3.5.1. Inheritance Diagram
  • 3.5.2. SHELL_LINK structures
    • 3.5.2.1. SHELL_LINK_HEADER structures
    • 3.5.2.2. LINKINFO structures
    • 3.5.2.3. STRING_DATA structures
    • 3.5.2.4. EXTRA_DATA structures
• 3.6. lf.win.shell.link.consts — Link file constants
• 3.7. lf.win.shell.link.dtypes — Data types for working with link files
• 3.8. lf.win.shell.link.ctypes — Link file ctypes
• 3.9. lf.win.shell.recyclebin — Recycle bin (INFO2)
  • 3.9.1. Classes
• 3.10. lf.win.shell.recyclebin.dtypes — Data types for Recycle bin files
• 3.11. lf.win.shell.recyclebin.ctypes — Recycle bin ctypes
• 3.12. lf.win.shell.thumbsdb — Thumbnail cache (thumbs.db) files
• 3.13. lf.win.shell.thumbsdb.dtypes — Data types for thumbs.db files
• 3.14. lf.win.shell.thumbsdb.ctypes — Thumbs.db ctypes