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- From: yfwu@Uz.nthu.edu.tw (EE U780935)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
- Subject: Re: VB HELP: Events detection when minimized?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.004226.21852%yfwu@Uz.nthu.edu.tw>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 00:42:26 GMT
- References: <97660@netnews.upenn.edu>
- Organization: National Tsing Hua University (HsinChu)
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- lchang@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ling Chang) writes:
- > 1) How do I detect events when the form is minimized (icon level). The
- > only thing that it seems to be able to do is to maximize form when double-
- > clicked on the icon. I can also change icon before it is minimized. But
- > what I really want is a way to communicate with user at the icon level.
- > For example, I wish to run some code when the user clicks on the icon with
- > the right-mouse button. Thanks.
- You can use a control called CallBack by MicroHelp Inc. The control is in
- its VBTools 2.x. By this control, you can monitor all events you want whenever
- what state your program is(except your program is not being executed). If you
- don't have this control, you can write a DLL which perform Hook Function by
- yourself.... :-)
-
- > 2) Can I use all the Windows API stuff? So far, I have experimented with
- > the getprofile and writeprofile, wish to do something like calling the
- > printer setup or access the printer driver (to change configuration).
- You can use almost all of the Windows API in Visual Basic. About 99% I think.
- If you wan to call printer setup or access printer driver, just use
- Common Dialog Roution. It is easy.... Almost no code required.
-
- > 3) Is VB 2.0 worth the upgrade?
- It seems that it is much better than VB 1.0, so upgrade soon. Though I havn't
- gotten VB2.0 yet.
-
- > Thanks a lot!
- You are welcome.
-
- > Ling S. Chang
- > lchang@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
- Last, are you a chinese ?
-
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