Relaying Window Messages

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    Hi all,

    Another quick C++/Extension question - I'm new to Windows Messages, and was wondering: How can I relay certain messages to lower windows?

    For example, suppose I want to put a tint on my screen by placing a giant window over it and giving it a semitransparency of 50%. The overlay window is set to be Always On Top, so any clicks on the screen will always get channelled to the overlay, rather than the windows under it.

    What I'd like to do is make the overlay window relay messages to the lower windows, so when the user clicks on a text field of a window beneath the overlay, the field will be given focus.

    Is that possible? :)

    EDIT: Found it at last, it's the WM_EX_TRANSPARENT style, makes windows invisible to clicks. :)

    Edited once, last by Dines (April 29, 2012 at 7:26 PM).

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