Control handle under the mouse cursor

[Danny]

Hi

I need to get the handle to the windows control that is directly below the
mouse. This must work on any windows application, win32 and dotnet forms.
The reason is I would like to highlight the window's bounderies if possible,
and change the text in controls that allow it.

For example , when I hover the mouse over a win32 application with edit
boxes on, am going to drawy around the text box ( some how) not got that bit
yet!

I guess am going to have to pinvoke out to set/get text for text boxes as
well.

thanks
danny

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Danny,

Look at functions like: WindowFromPoint , ChildWindowFrom Point, GetCursorPos,
GetClassName

It helps you to get form and control under you cursor and that analizing
type of class send messages changing frame

D> I need to get the handle to the windows control that is directly
D> below the mouse. This must work on any windows application, win32
D> and dotnet forms. The reason is I would like to highlight the
D> window's bounderies if possible, and change the text in controls that
D> allow it.
D>
D> For example , when I hover the mouse over a win32 application with
D> edit boxes on, am going to drawy around the text box ( some how) not
D> got that bit yet!
D>
D> I guess am going to have to pinvoke out to set/get text for text
D> boxes as well.

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche

[Danny]

Thanks for the reply.

You helped a great deal. From what you told me I found an article on the
codeproject with what I wanted to do
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/sc...d=159109&fr=26

I know have what I wanted!

Danny

"Michael Nemtsev" <ne*****@msn.co m> wrote in message
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Hello Danny,

Look at functions like: WindowFromPoint , ChildWindowFrom Point,
GetCursorPos, GetClassName

It helps you to get form and control under you cursor and that analizing
type of class send messages changing frame

D> I need to get the handle to the windows control that is directly
D> below the mouse. This must work on any windows application, win32
D> and dotnet forms. The reason is I would like to highlight the
D> window's bounderies if possible, and change the text in controls that
D> allow it.
D> D> For example , when I hover the mouse over a win32 application with
D> edit boxes on, am going to drawy around the text box ( some how) not
D> got that bit yet!
D> D> I guess am going to have to pinvoke out to set/get text for text
D> boxes as well.

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do
not cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche