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Making a hook

Started by Ey-Lord Mar 4, 2007 at 4:15 PM 0 replies 700+ views

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Mar 4, 2007 at 4:15 PM

Hello, i'm on Windows and i want to draw on the the top of a windows that isnt the one of my program. ( either in "desktop" mode or in fullscreen ). I want to use openGL and if possible, SDL would be great, because i would like to stay away as much as possible from Win32 ( i know i will have to use it, but if this can be minimized, it would be great ! ) I'm looking for tips, example, tutorial on how to do a hook on another windows. Thanxs.

LessBread

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Mar 4, 2007 at 4:57 PM

Search for "interprocess communication". Here's some C code for a dll and an exe that sets a hook into windows in other processes: GlobalMessageHook. YMMV. There are a couple of articles here demonstrating how to draw on the desktop. The principle is the same as drawing on another window.

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