Docking + Menu APIs

[anthony_s]

Im working on a gen plugin but I have no clue how to make my plugins window dock onto the other winamp windows. I'd be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction!

Also, I have seen some gen plugins that add themselves to the winamp menu of the list of windows and also assign a hot key to them. How is this done? (the shoutamp plugin is an example of this).

Im working in delphi btw.

[spib]

I know absolutely nothing about Delphi I'm afraid, but I have done all this kind of thing in C++. If you take a visit to codeproject.com (http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/winampwnd.asp) you'll find code for a skinnable, dockable window and other tricks which you can use.

To insert your own menu into the winamp menu you will need to subclass winamp's main window and catch the WM_INITMENU message, adjusting the passed menu structure with your own menu items. Then catch the WM_COMMAND message.

[andrei_t3]

Ok. I'm gonna give you some help here.

If you want to dock to winamp's Window, you got to find out first of all Winamp's handle, and after that process all WM_MOVE messages.

To hook winamp window:

I. You declare a global variable

var lpWndProcOld: Pointer;

II. In the plugin's init procedure, you do the following:

function Init: integer;
var filename: array[0..512] of char;
k: integer;
s: string;
begin
lpWndProcOld := Pointer(GetWindowLong(plugin.hwndParent, GWL_WNDPROC));

SetWindowLong(plugin.hwndParent, GWL_WNDPROC, Longint(@MyWndProc));
{bla bla bla here, you do whatever else you want}
end;


III. You declare your procedure. Note that you have to declare it before the init procedure (or use a forward cause)

function MyWndProc(HWindow: HWnd; Message, WParam, LParam: Longint): Longint;
begin
if message = WM_MOVE then
begin
showmessage(' Winamp is moving ' );
{here, you take a look into the Win32.hlp file to see how to where are the coordonates of the window - in LPAram and WPAram }
end;
}
Result := CallWindowProc(lpWndProcOld, hWindow, message, wParam, lParam);
end;

Enjoy!

Delphi is the best! :up:

[Ximo]

Delphi is the best! :up:

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I want Delphi, where can I get it?

[andrei_t3]

Where can you get delphi from.... :D

Well, www.borland.com

The file has about 160 mb :)

Or you can get it from KaZaA !

[anthony_s]

Originally posted by andrei_t3
Ok. I'm gonna give you some help here.



Thanx but I got the menu code + docking + monitoring winamps minimize status etc all sorted now.

[Pvs3]

I started a plugin in Delphi and tried to hook to Winamp, and whne Winamp loaded it performed an illegal operation, because of my plugin.
I searched the forums and found this thread, only it still does not work. I am using the example on http://www.stnd.de (www.stnd.de) . I uploaded a project and the compiled DLL that does not work for me.
Maby someone could tell me what i'm doing wrong or give an example that works.