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Hello 2 u, programmer :-)
How can I get standard context menu of TextBox (ThunderTextBox) using VB6 and/or WinAPI and add my own menu item(s) to it?
Someone wrote something like: "use standard menu from user32.dll, byt I can't recall the method."
So the question is... How? How to realize the functionality? Is it real at least?
P.S. The goal is to add custom item to standard context menu.
If it's your program, it isn't hard. Somebody else's program is different
So... Where's the solution? Excuse me, but u wrote nothing except common words.Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
The problem is:
1. Where's no WM_INIT... messages it's only WM_CONTEXTMENU - so there's no handle to menu
2. I don't know the resource identifier within system dll to direct load the menu
And u said "it's not hard"... :-/
What he said was if it is your program it is not that hard but if it is someone elses it is a different story. Meaning if you wrote the program and have the source code it is fairly easy. If someone else wrote it and you do not have the source then that is another matter.
Gosh!
Men don't you read my first post?
I clearly noted "standard". Have I explain you "standard".
Have you SEARCHED for an answer?
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...s7d6xQ&cad=rja
Yes 2 days of searchin' via MSDN and internet (google, yandex, rambler).Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
And I didn't find anythin except "supress context menu" or "create your own menu and substitu standard one". But the question is: "How to get standard menu and change it (append item)"...
I apreciate your answers and hope your last link helps me.
Unfortunately, I think, I can't understand that I need.
Ok. Here's an attachment.
The question still "How to do?"
P.S. Sorry, I didn't specify that the application is mine. I need to extend standard textbox's context menu. Standard means that the menu is not specialy created and show but generated by the control itself.
CH "I think I'm goin' crazy"
So you can add, for example: DESTROY WORLD, or DELETE FILES?
That wouldn't be so good. That's why windows doesn't allow it.
You can create a CONTEXT MENU that lives in the taskbar with Windows 7
That, you can add items to
No way! I'm a friendly programmer. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
I created a program that helps me with my duties with my job.
There's a ServiceDesk that strores service calls. My job is analize the calls and make various report based on it. I create my own data base (mdb) and a cliend (vb6) to automate rut. (Export some information from ServiceDesk, import to my database, analyzing and reporting i've done). Now I work on my code to maximum automate rut.
There's primary actions that I've automated via hot-keys, but there's a secondary one that I wanna realize via context menu.
I just need to select part of text information in text box and have ability to select from context menu there the selection to store (there's a number of a textboxes). But there's a number of colleagues working with my application with its own habits (some of them like to use context menu instead of hot-keys to copy/paste)
I think its foolish to wrote so big project just for masking desructive things... If I would wish to write a virus or malware i'd like to use C++. :-)
I can realize my own context menu (that's not a problem) but on the spot i've got WinXP, at home Win7 and there's a different menues in both the systems. That's why I need smart solution to add items to standard menu
Uh...
Think I won't be banned for offtop :-)
If you wrote the client, then you'd have to change it to create your menu. You can create a menu on the fly, but not from a different program.
Dear Dglienna, I don't need a different program. I just want standard menu of a standard control.Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
I misunderstand you or you misunderstand me.
If I will follow your logic then I need to create my own TextBox control. No, no, no! That a control? Write whole program in Notepad using mnemonics of processor :-)
I've explain that I've done. I've explain that I need. I've explain almost everything but there's no answer. Now I hope you will tell me "It's impossible" or "You have to do... to realize it".
Dr. Dglienna, u realy POWER Poster! :-) (in good part)
This is an API that you might be able to use. Notice that the button COLORIZES the menu items.
Code:Option Explicit
Private Const MIM_BACKGROUND As Long = &H2
Private Const MIM_APPLYTOSUBMENUS As Long = &H80000000
Private Type MENUINFO
cbSize As Long
fMask As Long
dwStyle As Long
cyMax As Long
hbrBack As Long
dwContextHelpID As Long
dwMenuData As Long
End Type
Private Declare Function DrawMenuBar Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSubMenu Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPos As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetMenu Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetMenuInfo Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hMenu As Long, _
mi As MENUINFO) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" _
(ByVal crColor As Long) As Long
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim mi As MENUINFO
With mi
.cbSize = Len(mi)
.fMask = MIM_BACKGROUND
.hbrBack = CreateSolidBrush(vbYellow)
SetMenuInfo GetMenu(Me.hWnd), mi 'main menu bar
.fMask = MIM_BACKGROUND Or MIM_APPLYTOSUBMENUS
.hbrBack = CreateSolidBrush(vbCyan)
SetMenuInfo GetSubMenu(GetMenu(Me.hWnd), 0), mi 'File menu (item 0)
.hbrBack = CreateSolidBrush(vbGreen)
SetMenuInfo GetSubMenu(GetMenu(Me.hWnd), 1), mi 'Edit menu (item 1)
.hbrBack = CreateSolidBrush(vbRed)
SetMenuInfo GetSubMenu(GetMenu(Me.hWnd), 2), mi 'Select menu (item 2)
End With
DrawMenuBar Me.hWnd
End Sub
That's no the goal!
Thank you, but that's not a goal!
Yes, that's not a goal!
And u know what I mean!
May be a link, part of code?
It MAKES a menu with subitems, right?
Why don't you hear me?Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
Of course, the code you posted creates a menu with an item. But what's about standard context menu for TextBox?
Your code is not implemented for my goal. Right?
Do you know why?
Because, before working with menu one must have a handle to it. There's a two way at least, to get a handle: 1st way is reach the existing, and the second one is create a menu based on a standard resource from depth of a system.
The problem is that system during creating standard context menu (for f***in' textbox) sends only WM_CONTEXTMENU and this message has no handle. Instead of this then the system deals with Form's menu it sends WM_INITMENU there the handle presents. Feel the difference.
I start to think that's only God and Microsoft know the SPELL :-)
Have you EVER seen a textbox with any kind of MENU? Pretty hard, as it DOESN'T HAVE A HANDLE!
Make your own, if the textbox doesn't work by itself
Telling "has no handle" I just meant the only message WM_CONTEXTMENU preceding the context menu and the message has no handle of the menu.Quote:
Originally Posted by dglienna
There's WM_INIT* messages, and they both have handles to a menu, but this messages are not generating while spawn context menu.
dear sir, did you find any solution to your question? you marked it as solved, but i don't see solution here so, i think you got solution from somewhere else.. can you help me please? as i need the same solution too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psych0
thanks in advance..
best regards