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2. Re: Re[4]: hWnd of cursor

• Posted by Dan Moyer <DANIELMOYER at prodigy.net> Mar 03, 2003
• 880 views

I'm pretty sure Kat uses Win95.

Dan Moyer

----- Original Message -----
From: "aku saya" <akusaya at gmx.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re[4]: hWnd of cursor


>
> Here it is. You can add it to the library freely.
>
> main library: kontrolaktif.e
> main function: kontrolAktif()
>
> returns:
>
> {function return value,
> flags,
> hwndActive,
> hwndFocus,
> hwndCapture,
> hwndMenuOwner,
> hwndMoveSize,
> hwndCaret
> }
>
> Rob: please add it to user contrib too. Thanks!
>
> btw Anyone in this list who uses Windows 95?
> ______________________________________________
>
> D> On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 00:45:30 -0500, Greg Haberek
<g.haberek at comcast.net>
> D> wrote:
>
> >>
> >> i'll take a copy..
> >>
>
> D> Me too. I'll add it to the library, if that's okay.
>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: aku saya <akusaya at gmx.net>
> >> To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 11:19 AM
> >> Subject: Re[2]: hWnd of cursor
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks very much, I was able to implement it.
> >> If someone wants the code, I will send it.
> >> ______________________________________________
> >>
> >>>> I want to know what is the hWnd of the current typing cursor
> >>>> (only one at a time).
> >>>>
> >>>> Not only in my application, but also outside of it.
> >>>>
> >>>> How to get it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>>
> >>
> >> D> The Windows API call you will need is called 'GetGUIThreadInfo'.
With
> >> this, D> you can get the handle of the foreground (focus) control that
> >> has the D> current caret.
> >>
> >> D> Here some details from the Mircosoft SDK...
> >>
> >> D> GetGUIThreadInfo
> >> D> The GetGUIThreadInfo function retrieves information about the active
> >> window D> or a specified graphical user interface (GUI) thread.
> >>
> >> D> BOOL GetGUIThreadInfo(
> >> D>   DWORD idThread,       // thread identifier
> >> D>   LPGUITHREADINFO lpgui  // thread information
> >> D> );
> >> D> Parameters
> >> D> idThread [in] Identifies the thread for which information is to be
D>
> >> retrieved. To retrieve this value, use the GetWindowThreadProcessId D>
> >> function. If this parameter is NULL, the function returns information
for
> >> D> the foreground thread. lpgui [out] Pointer to a GUITHREADINFO
> >> structure D> that receives information describing the thread. Note that
> >> you must set D> GUITHREADINFO.cbSize to sizeof(GUITHREADINFO) before
> >> calling this function. D> Return Values
> >> D> If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
> >>
> >> D> If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended
error
> >> D> information, call GetLastError.
> >>
> >> D> Remarks
> >> D> This function succeeds even if the active window is not owned by the
> >> D> calling process. If the specified thread does not exist or have an
> >> input D> queue, the function will fail.
> >>
> >> D> This function is useful for retrieving out-of-context information
> >> about a D> thread. The information retrieved is the same as if an
> >> application D> retrieved the information about itself.
> >>
> >> D> Requirements Windows NT/2000/XP: Included in Windows NT 4.0 SP3 and
> >> later.
> >> D>   Windows 95/98/Me: Included in Windows 98 and later.
> >> D>   Header: Declared in Winuser.h; include Windows.h.
> >> D>   Library: Use User32.lib.
> >>
> >>
> >> D> The GUITHREADINFO structure contains information about a GUI thread.
> >>
> >> D> typedef struct tagGUITHREADINFO {
> >> D>     DWORD   cbSize;
> >> D>     DWORD   flags;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndActive;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndFocus;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndCapture;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndMenuOwner;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndMoveSize;
> >> D>     HWND    hwndCaret;
> >> D>     RECT    rcCaret;
> >> D> } GUITHREADINFO, *PGUITHREADINFO;
> >> D> Members
> >> D> cbSize Specifies the size of this structure, in bytes. The caller
must
> >> set D> this to sizeof(GUITHREADINFO). flags Specifies the thread state.
> >> This D> member can be one or more of the following values. Value
Meaning
> >> D> GUI_16BITTASK Windows XP: Represents the thread's application type.
> >> This D> bit is set if the thread corresponds to a 16-bit application.
D>
> >> GUI_CARETBLINKING  Represents the caret's blink state. This bit is set
if
> >> D> the caret is visible.  GUI_INMENU  Represents the thread's menu
state.
> >> This D> bit is set if the thread is in menu mode.  GUI_INMOVESIZE
> >> Represents the D> thread's move state. This bit is set if the thread is
> >> in a move or size D> loop.  GUI_POPUPMENUMODE  Represents the thread's
> >> pop-up menu state. This D> bit is set if the thread has an active
pop-up
> >> menu.  GUI_SYSTEMMENUMODE  D> Represents the thread's system menu
state.
> >> This bit is set if the thread is D> in a system menu mode.
> >>
> >>
> >> D> hwndActive Handle to the active window within the thread. hwndFocus
> >> Handle D> to the window that has the keyboard focus. hwndCapture Handle
> >> to the window D> that has captured the mouse. hwndMenuOwner Handle to
the
> >> window that owns D> any active menus. hwndMoveSize Handle to the window
> >> in a move or size loop. D> hwndCaret Handle to the window that is
> >> displaying the caret. rcCaret A RECT D> structure that describes the
> D> <snip>
>
> >>
>
>
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