Subclassing XP Console Window

"Sk8Kid" wrote in message
news:

Hello,
Is there a way to subclass the console window? SetWindowLong,
using the handle returned from GetConsoleWindow, returns
an "Invalid index" code. I'd like to prevent a user from
pressing Alt+Enter to go into fullscreen mode and I though
subclassing and overriding WM_SYSKEYDOWN might do the trick.

Thanks,
Steve

It is not possible to subclass console windows, sorry - they are
a special "protected" window class and are quite different from standard
GUI window because the console WndProc is implemented inside
CSRSS.EXE, even though console windows are owned by the client
process (e.g. CMD.EXE)


James

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Sk8Kid wrote:

Is there a way to subclass the console window? SetWindowLong,
using the handle returned from GetConsoleWindow, returns
an "Invalid index" code. I'd like to prevent a user from
pressing Alt+Enter to go into fullscreen mode and I though
subclassing and overriding WM_SYSKEYDOWN might do the trick.

eg WH_KEYBOARD_LL

"Sk8Kid" wrote in message
news:

Hello,
Is there a way to subclass the console window? SetWindowLong,
using the handle returned from GetConsoleWindow, returns
an "Invalid index" code. I'd like to prevent a user from
pressing Alt+Enter to go into fullscreen mode and I though
subclassing and overriding WM_SYSKEYDOWN might do the trick.

You can't subclass the console window and you can't use message hooks on
it. You might be able to use a WH_KEYBOARD_LL hook to trap this key
combination when the console is the foreground window and prevent it being
passed through.


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cool guys, thanks for the replies. i'll give the
keyboard hook a try.