Add item in system menu...

[Skipsy]

Hi all,

I am looking for informations explaining how to add an item in a window
system menu.
I guess I have to manage this with a DLL but... what else...

If anybody can help, thks in advance.

Regards,
WW

[gnozal]

The forum search feature is your friend : http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... ystem+menu

[srod]

Here's another one I just hacked up.

No dll required, you just use GetSystemMenu_() to make a copy of the window menu etc.

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If OpenWindow(0, 100, 200, 195, 260, "PureBasic Window", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_MinimizeGadget | #PB_Window_MaximizeGadget)

  hwndmenu=GetSystemMenu_(WindowID(0),0)
  minfo.MENUITEMINFO
  minfo\cbSize=SizeOf(MENUITEMINFO)
  minfo\fMask=#MIIM_TYPE
  minfo\fType=#MFT_STRING	
  minfo\fState=#MFS_ENABLED	
  minfo\dwTypeData=@"Hello!"
  InsertMenuItem_(hwndmenu, 0,1,minfo)

  Repeat
    EventID = WaitWindowEvent()
    If EventID = #PB_Event_CloseWindow 
    Quit = 1
    EndIf
  Until Quit = 1
EndIf
End 

You'll need a callback to intercept the #WM_SYSCOMMAND message etc.

[Skipsy]

Hum... I did a search in the forum and found nothing. Probably not with
the correct keywords.

I am going to work with thes info.

Thks a lot.
WW

[netmaestro]

#WM_SYSCOMMAND should be available in the main loop. Just check EventwParam() and EventlParam() to get its details.

[edit] Although, since

An application should return zero if it processes this message.

you're better off listening to srod and use a callback.

[Edwin Knoppert]

Not perse.
This return value is only valid for the 'known' menuitems.
For example to abort the window closing you'll need to abort the procedure or return a value.
For custom menuitems Windows does not know what to do and skips these anyway.
If you can avoid the callback, do so..