Hi,

I want to make a MSNPlus Plugin (VB) that adds a menu in the main window of MSN. And when this menu is pressed i want to catsh the event and do something. Does anyone know if this is possible and can you post maybe some samplecode?

Thx very much
Stardust

i can do it

but i dont see much need for it

If you can get the hWnd of the main window, I believe you can just add a menu using that. If you want, I can look into it, and get back to you.

no...its alot harder then that...

you need dll's and class names ect

So how do you do it?

define the class names of messenger....then...with the right dll calls your fine

If i have the hwnd i can add a menu. that's not the problem. But how do i catsh the event when the menu is pressed? That is a lot harder. I don't know how i must do that.

All samplecode is welcome

Greets

ok...

you need to add a call back feature

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Originally posted by jackass_wanabe
ok...

you need to add a call back feature

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good luck

if only he knew the class names

to effectivly use in messenger, you need the class names...so it works when u have polygamy etc

hey. looks like u figured out how to get the hWnd of the messenger window and append a menu item to it.  So u have problems capturing user events to the new item.

Well, the only way to implement this functionality is to install a global window hook. If u read the docs regarding this u will see u have to isolate ur hook callback proc to a DLL (a 'real' WIN32 DLL - not  ActiveX). Since ur using VB to implement this plugin u will run into problems with this approach since VB does not allow you to create 'real' DLLs. 

Its possible to code the DLL using another language like C++ or Delphi with the hook proc passing events to a VB frontend application  using some form of IPC. 

I believe thats only only way if you want to use VB with this.  Life would be a little less complicated if you decide to do this with C++ or Delphi.

lol i asked patchou to do this for me


he didnt reply
so im just stuck with api user events

also, have you been able to hook convo windows?

classnames for im window

classname : IMWindowClass or DirectUIHWND

no wm_command

ive added a menu to the IM Window ages ago, but i just did it to see if i could, cos i was bored.

Now i'm trying to add options to the right click meny if the contact list, where Patchou adds 'Messenger Plus! Extras'

you wanan add icons to your menu too

yes and those little arrors to add more to the menu

www.pscode.com ?

if u can find it please tell me


ive tryed where you would put the title, ive put a menu name, which i made in form1, it just shows randoms