EnableShell registry key

[Ruslan Kabatsayev]

Hello,

Wine 1.8 announcement mentions EnableShell key:
> There is an optional Start Menu in desktop mode, that can be enabled
> on a per-desktop basis by setting "EnableShell" to "Y" under
> HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops<name>.

But when I tried to use it, I failed with "Y" string key (i.e. only
desktop with special name "shell" got the start button). After reading
the sources that key appears to be a DWORD, so it has to be created as
a DWORD with value of "1".
Also, the key isn't listed @ http://wiki.winehq.org/UsefulRegistryKeys .

What's it supposed to be — a string or a dword? Is it a bug in
implementation, or is it a misdocumentation? And should it also be
listed @ UsefulRegistryKeys?

Regards,
Ruslan

[Alexandre Julliard]

Ruslan Kabatsayev  writes:
> Hello,
>
> Wine 1.8 announcement mentions EnableShell key:
> > There is an optional Start Menu in desktop mode, that can be enabled
> > on a per-desktop basis by setting "EnableShell" to "Y" under
> > HKCU\Software\Wine\Explorer\Desktops<name>.
>
> But when I tried to use it, I failed with "Y" string key (i.e. only
> desktop with special name "shell" got the start button). After reading
> the sources that key appears to be a DWORD, so it has to be created as
> a DWORD with value of "1".
> Also, the key isn't listed @ http://wiki.winehq.org/UsefulRegistryKeys .
>
> What's it supposed to be — a string or a dword? Is it a bug in
> implementation, or is it a misdocumentation? And should it also be
> listed @ UsefulRegistryKeys?

It's my mistake when writing the docs, but it would be nice to make it
behave like other options. Patches are welcome...