I ended using a global mouse hook to perform (and draw) mouse gestures. That way I can call my own procedures when the right mouse button down/up event is fired Add instant productivity to any windows application... http://www.funmouse.org

My appollogies... I actually tried to delete this post and recreated it at: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4669683/How-to-copy-text-underneath-external-programs-cont.aspx[^] as I am in the wrong forum. Anyway, thanks Bryce for the quick reply. As I have not really posted here before, how do I contact Christan?