Re: A question about window management in windows.
lostlander schrieb:
We know the message loop:
while(GetMessage(...))
{
TraslateMessage(...);
DispatchMessage(..);
}
I'm very curious about "DispatchMessage(..)" which is implemented in
User32.dll.
1) Is this API a blocked call? How the call goes internally?
No. Usually, the only blocking function is GetMessage. DispatchMessage tages the
received window message (read by GetMessage) and dispatches it, depending on the
window handle, to one of the registered window functions. Every window in the
sytem has a window function (Microsoft calls them WindowProc or WndProc)
attached, defined by the window class (See API functions RegisterWndClass and
CreateWindow).
2) Is there a "window manager" component in windows? Is it a user or
kernel component?
Other than the name seems to imply, USER32 *is* the window manager (the user
interface). Window User management is done somewhere in the network and security
parts of windows.
3) Where can I find the details about window management in windows?
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms632595.aspx could be a start.
Norbert
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