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Re: Context menus aren't available from dialogs on Vista

From: Stefan Küng <tortoisesvn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:47:35 +0100

Robert Roessler wrote:
> Bob Archer wrote:
>> This is probably happening in 32-bit apps. You need to install the
>> 32-bit version of T-SVN to resolve this issue.
>>
>> BOb
>
> This is yet one more example of why I suggested 2-3 weeks ago that
> 64-bit installs should *default* to also installing the 32-bit
> version... not everyone understands that x86-land lives on in x64-land
> (nor should they have to), and pops up non-obviously in places like file
> open dialogs [of 32-bit apps].
>
> The Vista x64 devs went to some effort to meld 32 and 64 -bit
> environments fairly seamlessly - shouldn't we (app and add-on devs) do
> the same? ;)

I think increasing the size of the installer to ~40MB just to get the
x64 version together with the win32 version is not a good idea.

Also, msi does not allow installing x64 and win32 binaries together,
there must be two separate msi files.

Stefan

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