Ok, SwineFlu thanks for the input. I opened the vcxproj file in IDE(After downloading IDE), but still, there isn't a shiny button called "Build Dll file" anywhere that I can find. I wanted to load the components needed from the GitHub download into VS exactly as downloaded to make the .dll with the plain vanilla unchanged files from the download, to be sure it all works. THEN, I can tweak the guts.
I know that most people with coding exp, either for work or for a hobby will say "Get online and study up". Which is great except that the online info is teaching someone how to use the ENTIRE power of VS, starting with small projects, bigger projects etc, etc. If someone only needs to know how to show only Set items in Median XL or Diablo regular they don't need to know the entire VS experience. On the other hand, if someone is told "First, click on 'new project' in VS, Then drag-drop the VCXPROJ file onto VS. Now you need to "Create a work folder". (These are all things I've been trying, but haven't found the magic "Make what you have now into a working .dll file" button.)
I'm not seeing the problem with simplifying a drop filter... Basically, a person who is a coder has the ability to fine tune what shows up when they push the 'alt' key simply because they understand how to tell the drop filter "I want to see xxx, and hide xxx". As far as what I've read on here, there are no restrictions along those lines, because it doesn't alter drops, or make killing monsters easier, or make Dupe items etc. If the .dll were made to exclude EVERYTHING you see except for what is in this "Inclusions.txt" file that could be on the destop, then regular folk who don't 'need' to have a full set of coding skills could make adjustments without bothering others on these threads. All one would need is the 'items' .txt file to work with.
Basically, there are only 2 problems with the current drop filter at least for me. 1. It is showing Pgems (And normal runes for that matter) and these are crowding out the uniques, Sacred Rares, Set items. 2. There doesn't seem to be a priority sorting going on. If there are 20 each of Unique, Set, Rare, Pgems, and normal runes, along with a hundred regular & Magic items then it should put the Most rare items first in the showing. If only 20 things can show on the screen, then it should show only the Unique, or Set items (Yes, I know there are higher items that drop in the uber levels, and THOSE should be on top-top, but I'm talking about a huge pile of stuff after killing several hundred cows here). After you pick up the Uniques or Set items, the next items should be the Rare items, etc, with Gems being the last thing showing. (Unless Perfect Gems are more useful than I've come to find in the game...)
It looks like Median Sigma is going to have a very well tuned drop filter built in, and it is only a few weeks away so I'll stop bugging peeps on this thread.