Making a translucent window ignore the mouse and keyboard

[rentzk]

I have a program where we would like to have a large translucent window placed on top of the program's main windows. The problem is that this new window captures key presses and mouse events. Is there any way to set thing up so that any user interaction is send directly to the views underneath?

[basementman]

You need to forward the messages to the correct windows manually.  onwards and upwards...

[Michael Dunn]

The mouse is easy - handle WM_NCHITTEST and return HTTRANSPARENT. Not sure how to ignore the keyboard though. --Mike-- Personal stuff:: Ericahist | Homepage Shareware stuff:: 1ClickPicGrabber | RightClick-Encrypt CP stuff:: CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | C++ Forum FAQ ---- "That probably would've sounded more commanding if I wasn't wearing my yummy sushi pajamas."   -- Buffy

[rentzk]

I Googled the HTTRANSPARENT return value, and they mention another window style called WS_EX_NOACTIVATE, that looks like it may take care of the keyboard. I'll have to experiment to find out.