Thread: SS_NOTIFY and WM_SETCURSOR

Hi All,

I'm trying to imitate a hyperlink on a dialog using C++.

I'm using a static control with SS_NOTIFY set so that a user can click the control and go to a webpage.

Code:

CONTROL "http://google.co.uk",IDC_STC_URL,"Static",WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_NOTIFY|SS_CENTER,3,75,78,12

With SS_NOTIFY set I can intercept the click, as it's registered against the static:

Code:

case IDC_STC_URL:
ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "http://google.co.uk", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
return TRUE;

I'm also changing the cursor to a hand by intercepting the WM_SETCURSOR message:

Code:

		case WM_SETCURSOR:
			POINT pt;
			RECT rect;

			GetCursorPos( &pt );
			GetWindowRect( GetDlgItem(hwnd,IDC_STC_URL), &rect );

			if (PtInRect(&rect, pt))
			{
				SetCursor(LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_HAND));
			}
			else
			{
				SetCursor(LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW));
			}
			return TRUE;

However, when SS_NOTIFY is set the cursor change doesn't work. When SS_NOTIFY is disabeled it does. But then the click isn't registered against the static so ShellExecute() doesn't get to open the URL.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,

Dave

Originally Posted by novacain

Is the cursor in the explorer window that is opening, not the static?

Have you tried SS_NOTIFY set && the ShellExecute() commented out?

When SS_NOTIFY is set and ShellExecute() is removed the cursor doesn't change. It appears that as soon as SS_NOTIFY is set the WM_SETCURSOR message doesn't get called.