[python-win32] Can't catch WM_CREATE

Mark Hammond mhammond at skippinet.com.au
Thu Apr 21 01:01:48 CEST 2005


> i can't seem to catch a WM_CREATE message in simple code.
> i expect my code to print 'create', but it doesn't

The problem is the way win32gui works.  win32gui sub-classes the created
window *after* the call to CreateWindow returns - however, WM_CREATE is sent
*before* CreateWindow returns.  It may be possible to rework win32gui to
solve that, but I doubt I will do it :)

Mark.



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