[python-win32] HookMessage fails

[TK Soh]

On 5/15/07, Niki Spahiev <niki at vintech.bg> wrote:
> >> In order to hook more messages (e.g. WM_SIZE) you must recompile pywin32
> >> with PYWIN_WITH_WINDOWPROC defined
> >
> > I'm confused. The hooks appeared to work fine, though only in the
> > dialog opened from the specific explorer window as I described
> > earlier. I've tried WM_SIZE, WM_ACTIVATE, etc.
> >
> > BTW, I'm using ActivePython 2.4, which comes with pywin32 bundled. I'm
> > not sure if PYWIN_WITH_WINDOWPROC is defined in ActivePython.
>
> Hooks are based on special MFC glue code. When this glue code is not
> active some messages are handled only by PYWIN_WITH_WINDOWPROC build.

The hooks are working, so I guess PYWIN_WITH_WINDOWPROC support has
indeed been compiled into ActivePython. The only problem now is the
strange behavior when sometime the hooks don't get triggered. Any
suggestion on workaround?

Thanks.