[python-win32] Attaching Menu to Any App

[Larry Bates]

Tim Golden wrote:
> Tim Roberts wrote:
>> What *I* said was that it could NOT be done in pure Python, but I was 
>> expecting Mark Hammond or Tim Golden to contradict me in such a 
>> pessimistic statement.  ;)
> 
> I was trying to hold back from a tirade of pointing
> out how foolish an idea this was. Why is it that people
> (a) want to to do intrusive things with other people's
> interfaces? and (b) want it to be easy and risk-free?
> 
> (sigh)
> 
> Tim

While I agree with Tim that unilaterally trying to add something to another 
applications menu will be a lesson in futility, many Windows applications have 
clearly defined APIs for adding items to their menus or toolbars (Microsoft 
Office, etc).  A good place to start would be to look at Mark Hammond's 
excellent SpamBayes plug-in for Outlook on how to add utilities to such 
applications.

-Larry