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Native Windows Folder picker #13

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Implement native Win32 folder picker in gui_settings.c
machcnz Jul 6, 2026
9c970af
Refactor Win32 file and folder picker implementations
machcnz Jul 6, 2026
7bba4c5
Add '-luuid' and '-lshell32' to gui_ldflags
machcnz Jul 6, 2026
afd6a3d
Add shobjidl.h include for GUI settings
machcnz Jul 6, 2026
26bfe26
Define COBJMACROS and INITGUID for Windows - Native File picker
machcnz Jul 6, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion misrc_tools/meson.build
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Expand Up @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ if raylib_dep.found()
gui_ldflags += ['-lmincore']
# simple_capture for device enumeration
sources_gui += 'misrc_capture/simple_capture/simple_capture_mediafoundation.c'
gui_ldflags += ['-lmf', '-lmfplat', '-lmfuuid', '-lmfreadwrite', '-lole32', '-lavrt', '-lksuser']
gui_ldflags += ['-lmf', '-lmfplat', '-lmfuuid', '-lmfreadwrite', '-lole32', '-lavrt', '-lksuser', '-luuid', '-lshell32']
elif host_system == 'linux'
gui_ldflags += ['-lGL', '-lm', '-lpthread', '-ldl', '-lrt', '-lX11']
sources_gui += 'misrc_capture/simple_capture/simple_capture_v4l2.c'
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68 changes: 42 additions & 26 deletions misrc_tools/misrc_gui/core/gui_settings.c
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#else
#include <direct.h>
#define COBJMACROS
#define INITGUID
#define Rectangle Win32_Rectangle
#define CloseWindow Win32_CloseWindow
#define ShowCursor Win32_ShowCursor
#include <shlobj.h>
#include <shobjidl.h>
#undef ShowCursor
#undef CloseWindow
#undef Rectangle
#endif

#ifdef __APPLE__
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -624,19 +634,17 @@ bool gui_settings_choose_output_folder(gui_settings_t *settings) {
}
(void)pclose(fp);
#elif defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
// PowerShell folder picker (requires Windows Forms)
const char *cmd =
"powershell -NoProfile -Command "
"\"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; "
"$f=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog; "
"if($f.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK'){ $f.SelectedPath }\"";
FILE *fp = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!fp) return false;
if (!fgets(picked, sizeof(picked), fp)) {
pclose(fp);
return false;
}
(void)pclose(fp);
// Native Win32 folder picker - uses GUI subsystem without console or powershell
HRESULT hr = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
BROWSEINFOA bi = {0};
bi.lpszTitle = "Select output folder for MISRC captures";
bi.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;
LPITEMIDLIST pidl = SHBrowseForFolderA(&bi);
if (pidl) {
SHGetPathFromIDListA(pidl, picked);
CoTaskMemFree(pidl);
}
if (hr == S_OK) CoUninitialize();
#else
// Linux/BSD: try zenity first, then kdialog.
const char *cmd =
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(void)pclose(fp);
trim_newlines(picked);
#elif defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
// PowerShell OpenFileDialog (requires Windows Forms)
const char *cmd =
"powershell -NoProfile -Command "
"\"Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms; "
"$f=New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog; "
"$f.Filter='FLAC files (*.flac)|*.flac|All files (*.*)|*.*'; "
"if($f.ShowDialog() -eq 'OK'){ $f.FileName }\"";
FILE *fp = popen(cmd, "r");
if (!fp) return false;
if (!fgets(picked, sizeof(picked), fp)) {
pclose(fp);
return false;
// Native Win32 file picker using IFileOpenDialog
HRESULT hr2 = CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
IFileOpenDialog *pfd = NULL;
if (SUCCEEDED(CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_FileOpenDialog, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
&IID_IFileOpenDialog, (void **)&pfd))) {
COMDLG_FILTERSPEC filter = { L"FLAC files", L"*.flac" };
IFileOpenDialog_SetFileTypes(pfd, 1, &filter);
IFileOpenDialog_SetTitle(pfd, L"Select FLAC playback file");
if (SUCCEEDED(IFileOpenDialog_Show(pfd, NULL))) {
IShellItem *psi = NULL;
if (SUCCEEDED(IFileOpenDialog_GetResult(pfd, &psi))) {
PWSTR wpath = NULL;
if (SUCCEEDED(IShellItem_GetDisplayName(psi, SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, &wpath))) {
WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, wpath, -1, picked, sizeof(picked), NULL, NULL);
CoTaskMemFree(wpath);
}
IShellItem_Release(psi);
}
}
IFileOpenDialog_Release(pfd);
}
(void)pclose(fp);
if (hr2 == S_OK) CoUninitialize();
trim_newlines(picked);
#else
// Linux/BSD: try zenity first, then kdialog.
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