Difference between revisions of "WEL Hook"
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| − | ==There 3 different kinds of hooks now. Which one is better?==  | + | ==There are 3 different kinds of hooks now. Which one is better?==  | 
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     Problems:  |      Problems:  | ||
| − |      1.   | + |      1. Does not work with pointer button pressed and when pointer moves outside the same process.  | 
| − |      2. Cursor will changed outside the same process.  | + |      2. Cursor will be changed outside the same process.  | 
* 2.Wel hook with low level mouse hook (WH_MOUSE_LL) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).  | * 2.Wel hook with low level mouse hook (WH_MOUSE_LL) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).  | ||
     Problems:  |      Problems:  | ||
| − |      1. Cursor will changed outside the same process.  | + |      1. Cursor will be changed outside the same process.  | 
| − |      2. Low level mouse hook not work on Windows 98.  | + |      2. Low level mouse hook does not work on Windows 98.  | 
* 3.Wel hook with journal record hook (WH_JOURNALRECORD) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).  | * 3.Wel hook with journal record hook (WH_JOURNALRECORD) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).  | ||
     Problems:  |      Problems:  | ||
| − |      1. Cursor will   | + |      1. Cursor will change between our application's cursor and another processes cursor.  | 
| − |      2. Low level mouse   | + |      2. Low level mouse hooks do not work on Windows 98.  | 
* 4.Wel hook (heavy capture) and Windows setCapture (normal capture) working at the same time.  | * 4.Wel hook (heavy capture) and Windows setCapture (normal capture) working at the same time.  | ||
     Problems:  |      Problems:  | ||
| − |      1.   | + |      1. Does not work when pointer button pressed and pointer move outside the same process EXCEPT the first time.  | 
     Advantage:  |      Advantage:  | ||
| − |      1. Actually most cases   | + |      1. Actually, in most cases users only care about the first time when pointer button pressed.  | 
* Final words:  | * Final words:  | ||
| − |      If I can find a way to stop Windows   | + |      If I can find a way to stop Windows from changing mousr cursor, I think "2" is perfect. (But is still not supported by Windows98)  | 
Revision as of 10:08, 7 April 2006
There are 3 different kinds of hooks now. Which one is better?
- 1.Old one in svn. Use WM_MOUSE.
 
Problems: 1. Does not work with pointer button pressed and when pointer moves outside the same process. 2. Cursor will be changed outside the same process.
- 2.Wel hook with low level mouse hook (WH_MOUSE_LL) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).
 
Problems: 1. Cursor will be changed outside the same process. 2. Low level mouse hook does not work on Windows 98.
- 3.Wel hook with journal record hook (WH_JOURNALRECORD) and normal hook (WH_MOUSE).
 
Problems: 1. Cursor will change between our application's cursor and another processes cursor. 2. Low level mouse hooks do not work on Windows 98.
- 4.Wel hook (heavy capture) and Windows setCapture (normal capture) working at the same time.
 
Problems: 1. Does not work when pointer button pressed and pointer move outside the same process EXCEPT the first time. Advantage: 1. Actually, in most cases users only care about the first time when pointer button pressed.
- Final words:
 
If I can find a way to stop Windows from changing mousr cursor, I think "2" is perfect. (But is still not supported by Windows98)

