Adding items to system menu

[mattKnight]

Hi all,

Quite a simple one...

I would like to be able to add items to the system menu (top LHS of form - restore, move size etc) in VB6. Obviously, I would like to handle events caused by user selection of the added items! How can I do it?

I would also like to minimize a form to the status area on the taskbar (Win NT /2K) Any ideas?

Thanks


Matt

 

[RalphBrown]

If you already know which menu items you want to add, I would create them, but make them invisible, programmatically making them visible as needed.

Hope this helps.

Ralph

 

[mattKnight]

Ralph,

Sorry, I probably wasn't clear... I want to add items to the control box menu i.e the one in the top LHS of the form which has the move restore, size options as generated by the form.

I do no even know if it can be done from VB6 (it can from VC)

 

[MatDavies]

This sort of thing can be done, but it requires use of the API. Here is a link that will show you how to replace the control box(system) menu with one of your own.

Hope it helps

Matt

 

[mattKnight]

Mat,

Thanks for the help , but no link

Please could you re-post the link

Thanks again

Matt

 

[MatDavies]

Doh! sorry,

http://www.vbsquare.com/api/sysmenu/index.html

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