How to use overlays on Windows Explorer with Java

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I am writing a Java cloud synchronization application with .jni integration for cloud file system virtualization in Windows Explorer.

Now I want to implement icon overlays, for example owncloud, to see the state of the node as follows:

I found several solutions for C #. Is this also possible with Java, if you use the jni interface to access icon handlers.

Does anyone know an existing solution?

PS The last question for this is 4 years, so in the end a new solution for modern systems with java8 in combination with the native .dll appeared.

Thanks for any hint.

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metamagicson Sep 03 '16 at 10:56

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metamagicson · Answer 1 · 2016-09-03T11:25:10+0000

I just found a solution for Java 1.7+ combined with native and jni-dll. Works with Windows Vista +, Mac, and Linux.

"Liferay Nativity is a cross-platform library for adding icon add-ins and context menus to browser files."

Here you can find the GIT project:

Has anyone successfully integrated this? Now try to run a test implementation.