Python win32gui.CreateWindow() Examples

def __init__(self):
    message_map = {
      win32con.WM_DEVICECHANGE : self.onDeviceChange
    }
    
    wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS ()
    hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle (None)
    wc.lpszClassName = "DeviceChangeDemo"
    wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW;
    wc.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor (0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
    wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
    wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map
    classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass (wc)
    style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
    self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow (
      classAtom,
      "Device Change Demo",
      style,
      0, 0,
      win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
      0, 0,
      hinst, None
    ) 

def balloon_tip(self, title, msg):
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        hwnd = CreateWindow(self.classAtom, "Taskbar", style, 0, 0,
                            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                            0, 0, self.hinst, None)
        UpdateWindow(hwnd)

        hicon = LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)

        nid = (hwnd, 0, NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_TIP, win32con.WM_USER + 20, hicon, 'Tooltip')
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, nid)
        nid = (hwnd, 0, NIF_INFO, win32con.WM_USER + 20, hicon, 'Balloon Tooltip', msg, 200, title, NIIF_INFO)
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, nid)

        DestroyWindow(hwnd) 

def TestSetWorldTransform():
    wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
    wc.lpszClassName = 'test_win32gui_1'
    wc.style =  win32con.CS_GLOBALCLASS|win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
    wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW+1
    wc.lpfnWndProc=wndproc_1
    class_atom=win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)       
    hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(wc.lpszClassName,
        'Spin the Lobster!',
        win32con.WS_CAPTION|win32con.WS_VISIBLE,
        100,100,900,900, 0, 0, 0, None)
    for x in xrange(500):
        win32gui.InvalidateRect(hwnd,None,True)
        win32gui.PumpWaitingMessages()
        time.sleep(0.01)
    win32gui.DestroyWindow(hwnd)
    win32gui.UnregisterClass(wc.lpszClassName, None) 

def create_window(self):
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(self.class_atom,
                                     self.window_class_name,
                                     style,
                                     0,
                                     0,
                                     310,
                                     250,
                                     0,
                                     0,
                                     self.hinst,
                                     None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(hwnd)
        return hwnd 

def __init__(self,hwndparent):
        styles = win32con.WS_CHILD \
                | win32con.WS_VISIBLE \
                | win32con.WS_CLIPSIBLINGS \
                | win32con.WS_CLIPCHILDREN \
                | commctrl.TBSTYLE_LIST \
                | commctrl.TBSTYLE_FLAT \
                | commctrl.TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT \
                | commctrl.CCS_TOP \
                | commctrl.CCS_NODIVIDER \
                | commctrl.CCS_NORESIZE \
                | commctrl.CCS_NOPARENTALIGN
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow('ToolbarWindow32', None, styles,
                                          0, 0, 100, 100,
                                          hwndparent, 0, win32gui.dllhandle,
                                          None)
        win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwnd, commctrl.TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, 20, 0) 

def _create_window(self,
                       style=win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU):
        # Create the Window.
        hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(self.class_atom,
                                     self.window_class_name,
                                     style,
                                     0,
                                     0,
                                     310,
                                     250,
                                     0,
                                     0,
                                     self.hinst,
                                     None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(hwnd)
        return hwnd 

def __init__(self):
        message_map = {
            win32con.WM_DEVICECHANGE: self.onDeviceChange
        }

        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = "DeviceChangeDemo"
        wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
        wc.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(
            classAtom,
            "Device Change Demo",
            style,
            0, 0,
            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
            0, 0,
            hinst, None
        ) 

def CreateViewWindow(self, prev, settings, browser, rect):
        print "ScintillaShellView.CreateViewWindow", prev, settings, browser, rect
        # Make sure scintilla.dll is loaded.  If not, find it on sys.path
        # (which it generally is for Pythonwin)
        try:
            win32api.GetModuleHandle("Scintilla.dll")
        except win32api.error:
            for p in sys.path:
                fname = os.path.join(p, "Scintilla.dll")
                if not os.path.isfile(fname):
                    fname = os.path.join(p, "Build", "Scintilla.dll")
                if os.path.isfile(fname):
                    win32api.LoadLibrary(fname)
                    break
            else:
                raise RuntimeError("Can't find scintilla!")

        style = win32con.WS_CHILD | win32con.WS_VSCROLL | \
                win32con.WS_HSCROLL | win32con.WS_CLIPCHILDREN | \
                win32con.WS_VISIBLE
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow("Scintilla", "Scintilla", style,
                              rect[0], rect[1], rect[2]-rect[0], rect[3]-rect[1], 
                              self.hwnd_parent, 1000, 0, None)

        message_map = {
                win32con.WM_SIZE: self.OnSize,
        }
#        win32gui.SetWindowLong(self.hwnd, win32con.GWL_WNDPROC, message_map)

        file_data = file(self.filename, "U").read()

        self._SetupLexer()
        self._SendSci(scintillacon.SCI_ADDTEXT, len(file_data), file_data)
        if self.lineno != None:
            self._SendSci(scintillacon.SCI_GOTOLINE, self.lineno)
        print "Scintilla's hwnd is", self.hwnd 

def CreateViewWindow(self, prev, settings, browser, rect):
        print "ScintillaShellView.CreateViewWindow", prev, settings, browser, rect
        # Make sure scintilla.dll is loaded.  If not, find it on sys.path
        # (which it generally is for Pythonwin)
        try:
            win32api.GetModuleHandle("Scintilla.dll")
        except win32api.error:
            for p in sys.path:
                fname = os.path.join(p, "Scintilla.dll")
                if not os.path.isfile(fname):
                    fname = os.path.join(p, "Build", "Scintilla.dll")
                if os.path.isfile(fname):
                    win32api.LoadLibrary(fname)
                    break
            else:
                raise RuntimeError("Can't find scintilla!")

        style = win32con.WS_CHILD | win32con.WS_VSCROLL | \
                win32con.WS_HSCROLL | win32con.WS_CLIPCHILDREN | \
                win32con.WS_VISIBLE
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow("Scintilla", "Scintilla", style,
                              rect[0], rect[1], rect[2]-rect[0], rect[3]-rect[1], 
                              self.hwnd_parent, 1000, 0, None)

        message_map = {
                win32con.WM_SIZE: self.OnSize,
        }
#        win32gui.SetWindowLong(self.hwnd, win32con.GWL_WNDPROC, message_map)

        file_data = file(self.filename, "U").read()

        self._SetupLexer()
        self._SendSci(scintillacon.SCI_ADDTEXT, len(file_data), file_data)
        if self.lineno != None:
            self._SendSci(scintillacon.SCI_GOTOLINE, self.lineno)
        print "Scintilla's hwnd is", self.hwnd 

def _show_console(self):
        if self.destroyed:
            return

        if self.console is None:
            self.console = Console(self)
            self.console.CreateWindow()
            _logger.debug("Console created.")

        _logger.debug("Show console")
        self.console.show()
        self.console.bring_to_top() 

def __init__(self, name):
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(
            self.CLASS_ATOM, name,
            (win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU),
            0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, 0,
            self.WNDCLASS.hInstance, None)
        self._create(self.hwnd, self)
        self.logger.info('create: name=%r' % name)
        return 

def DemoCreateWindow():
    w=DemoWindow()
    w.CreateWindow()
    # PumpMessages runs until PostQuitMessage() is called by someone.
    win32gui.PumpMessages() 

def CreateWindow(self):
        # Create the window via CreateDialogBoxIndirect - it can then
        # work as a "normal" window, once a message loop is established.
        self._DoCreate(win32gui.CreateDialogIndirect) 

def _SetupList(self):
        child_style = win32con.WS_CHILD | win32con.WS_VISIBLE | win32con.WS_BORDER | win32con.WS_HSCROLL | win32con.WS_VSCROLL
        child_style |= commctrl.LVS_SINGLESEL | commctrl.LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS | commctrl.LVS_REPORT
        self.hwndList = win32gui.CreateWindow("SysListView32", None, child_style, 0, 0, 100, 100, self.hwnd, IDC_LISTBOX, self.hinst, None)

        child_ex_style = win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwndList, commctrl.LVM_GETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE, 0, 0)
        child_ex_style |= commctrl.LVS_EX_FULLROWSELECT
        win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwndList, commctrl.LVM_SETEXTENDEDLISTVIEWSTYLE, 0, child_ex_style)

        # Add an image list - use the builtin shell folder icon - this
        # demonstrates the problem with alpha-blending of icons on XP if
        # winxpgui is not used in place of win32gui.
        il = win32gui.ImageList_Create(
                    win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CXSMICON),
                    win32api.GetSystemMetrics(win32con.SM_CYSMICON),
                    commctrl.ILC_COLOR32 | commctrl.ILC_MASK,
                    1, # initial size
                    0) # cGrow

        shell_dll = os.path.join(win32api.GetSystemDirectory(), "shell32.dll")
        large, small = win32gui.ExtractIconEx(shell_dll, 4, 1)
        win32gui.ImageList_ReplaceIcon(il, -1, small[0])
        win32gui.DestroyIcon(small[0])
        win32gui.DestroyIcon(large[0])
        win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwndList, commctrl.LVM_SETIMAGELIST,
                             commctrl.LVSIL_SMALL, il)

        # Setup the list control columns.
        lvc = LVCOLUMN(mask = commctrl.LVCF_FMT | commctrl.LVCF_WIDTH | commctrl.LVCF_TEXT | commctrl.LVCF_SUBITEM)
        lvc.fmt = commctrl.LVCFMT_LEFT
        lvc.iSubItem = 1
        lvc.text = "Title"
        lvc.cx = 200
        win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwndList, commctrl.LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 0, lvc.toparam())
        lvc.iSubItem = 0
        lvc.text = "Order"
        lvc.cx = 50
        win32gui.SendMessage(self.hwndList, commctrl.LVM_INSERTCOLUMN, 0, lvc.toparam())

        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd) 

def __init__(self, menu_options, program_name='Python Taskbar', window_name=None):

        self.logger = logging.getLogger("tray")
        self.cache = {}
        self._commands = {'OnMenuOpen': [],
                          'OnMenuClose': [],
                          'OnWindowHide': [],
                          'OnWindowRestore': []}
        self.program_name = program_name
        try:
            self.console_hwnd = WindowHandle(parent=False, console=True)
        except NameError:
            self.console_hwnd = None
        self._refresh_menu(menu_options)
        if window_name is None:
            window_name = program_name

        #Set up callbacks
        msg_TaskbarRestart = win32gui.RegisterWindowMessage('TaskbarCreated')
        message_map = {
            msg_TaskbarRestart: self.OnRestart,
            win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy,
            win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.OnCommand,
            TRAY_EVENT: self.OnTaskbarNotify,
        }
        #Register the Window class.
        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = window_name
        wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
        wc.hCursor = win32api.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.

        #Don't blow up if class already registered to make testing easier
        try:
            classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
        except (win32gui.error, err_info):
            if err_info.winerror!=winerror.ERROR_CLASS_ALREADY_EXISTS:
                raise

        #Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(wc.lpszClassName, window_name, style, \
                0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, \
                0, 0, hinst, None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        self._set_icon()
        self.logger.info('Window created.') 

def __init__(self,
                 icon,
                 hover_text,
                 menu_options,
                 on_quit=None,
                 default_menu_index=None,
                 window_class_name=None, ):

        self.icon = icon
        self.hover_text = hover_text
        self.on_quit = on_quit

        menu_options = menu_options + (('Quit', None, self.QUIT),)
        self._next_action_id = self.FIRST_ID
        self.menu_actions_by_id = set()
        self.menu_options = self._add_ids_to_menu_options(list(menu_options))
        self.menu_actions_by_id = dict(self.menu_actions_by_id)
        del self._next_action_id

        self.default_menu_index = (default_menu_index or 0)
        self.window_class_name = window_class_name or "SysTrayIconPy"

        message_map = {win32gui.RegisterWindowMessage("TaskbarCreated"): self.restart,
                       win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.destroy,
                       win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.command,
                       win32con.WM_USER + 20: self.notify, }
        # Register the Window class.
        window_class = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = window_class.hInstance = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        window_class.lpszClassName = self.window_class_name
        window_class.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
        window_class.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        window_class.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        window_class.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(window_class)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(classAtom,
                                          self.window_class_name,
                                          style,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          hinst,
                                          None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        self.notify_id = None
        self.refresh_icon()

        win32gui.PumpMessages() 

def __init__(self,
                 icon,
                 hover_text,
                 menu_options,
                 on_quit=None,
                 default_menu_index=None,
                 window_class_name=None, ):

        self.logger = logging.getLogger("root.SysIcon")

        self.icon = icon
        self.hover_text = hover_text
        self.on_quit = on_quit

        menu_options = menu_options + (('Quit', None, self.QUIT),)
        self._next_action_id = self.FIRST_ID
        self.menu_actions_by_id = set()
        self.menu_options = self._add_ids_to_menu_options(list(menu_options))
        self.menu_actions_by_id = dict(self.menu_actions_by_id)
        del self._next_action_id

        self.default_menu_index = (default_menu_index or 0)
        self.window_class_name = window_class_name or "SysTrayIconPy"

        message_map = {win32gui.RegisterWindowMessage("TaskbarCreated"): self.restart,
                       win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.destroy,
                       win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.command,
                       win32con.WM_USER + 20: self.notify, }
        # Register the Window class.
        window_class = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = window_class.hInstance = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        window_class.lpszClassName = self.window_class_name
        window_class.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW;
        window_class.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        window_class.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        window_class.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(window_class)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(classAtom,
                                          self.window_class_name,
                                          style,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          hinst,
                                          None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        self.notify_id = None
        self.refresh_icon()

        win32gui.PumpMessages() 

def new_icon(hdesk,desktop_name):
    """ Runs as a thread on each desktop to create a new tray icon and handle its messages """ 
    global id
    id=id+1
    hdesk.SetThreadDesktop()
    ## apparently the threads can't use same hinst, so each needs its own window class
    windowclassname='PythonDesktopManager'+desktop_name
    wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
    wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
    wc.lpszClassName = windowclassname
    wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW | win32con.CS_GLOBALCLASS
    wc.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor( 0, win32con.IDC_ARROW )
    wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
    wc.lpfnWndProc = icon_wndproc
    windowclass = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
    style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
    hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(windowclass, 'dm_'+desktop_name, win32con.WS_SYSMENU,
                    0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                    0, 0, wc.hInstance, None)
    win32gui.UpdateWindow(hwnd)
    flags = win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP
    notify_info = (hwnd, id, flags, win32con.WM_USER+20, hicon, 'Desktop Manager (%s)' %desktop_name)
    window_info[hwnd]=notify_info
    ## wait for explorer to initialize system tray for new desktop
    tray_found=0
    while not tray_found:
        try:
            tray_found=win32gui.FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd",None)
        except win32gui.error:
            traceback.print_exc
            time.sleep(.5)
    win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_ADD, notify_info)
    win32gui.PumpMessages() 

def _show_toast(self, title, msg,
                    icon_path, duration):
        """Notification settings.

        :title: notification title
        :msg: notification message
        :icon_path: path to the .ico file to custom notification
        :duration: delay in seconds before notification self-destruction
        """
        message_map = {WM_DESTROY: self.on_destroy, }

        # Register the window class.
        self.wc = WNDCLASS()
        self.hinst = self.wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(None)
        self.wc.lpszClassName = str("PythonTaskbar")  # must be a string
        self.wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        try:
            self.classAtom = RegisterClass(self.wc)
        except:
            pass #not sure of this
        style = WS_OVERLAPPED | WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = CreateWindow(self.classAtom, "Taskbar", style,
                                 0, 0, CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                 0, 0, self.hinst, None)
        UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)

        # icon
        if icon_path is not None:
            icon_path = path.realpath(icon_path)
        else:
            icon_path =  resource_filename(Requirement.parse("win10toast"), "win10toast/data/python.ico")
        icon_flags = LR_LOADFROMFILE | LR_DEFAULTSIZE
        try:
            hicon = LoadImage(self.hinst, icon_path,
                              IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
        except Exception as e:
            logging.error("Some trouble with the icon ({}): {}"
                          .format(icon_path, e))
            hicon = LoadIcon(0, IDI_APPLICATION)

        # Taskbar icon
        flags = NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_TIP
        nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, WM_USER + 20, hicon, "Tooltip")
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, nid)
        Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, (self.hwnd, 0, NIF_INFO,
                                      WM_USER + 20,
                                      hicon, "Balloon Tooltip", msg, 200,
                                      title))
        # take a rest then destroy
        sleep(duration)
        DestroyWindow(self.hwnd)
        UnregisterClass(self.wc.lpszClassName, None)
        return None 

def __init__(self, apiServer):
        
        self.apiServer = apiServer
        
        self.icon = AppFolders.imagePath("trout.ico")
        self.hover_text = "ComicStreamer"
        self.on_quit = self.bye    
            
        menu_options = (
                        ('Show ComicStreamer UI', None, self.show),
                       )
        
        menu_options = menu_options + (('Quit', None, self.QUIT),)
        self._next_action_id = self.FIRST_ID
        self.menu_actions_by_id = set()
        self.menu_options = self._add_ids_to_menu_options(list(menu_options))
        self.menu_actions_by_id = dict(self.menu_actions_by_id)
        del self._next_action_id
        
        
        self.default_menu_index = 1
        self.window_class_name = "ComicStreamerTrayIcon"
        
        message_map = {win32gui.RegisterWindowMessage("TaskbarCreated"): self.restart,
                       win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.destroy,
                       win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.command,
                       win32con.WM_USER+20 : self.notify,}
        # Register the Window class.
        window_class = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = window_class.hInstance = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        window_class.lpszClassName = self.window_class_name
        window_class.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW;
        window_class.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        window_class.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        window_class.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(window_class)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(classAtom,
                                          self.window_class_name,
                                          style,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                                          0,
                                          0,
                                          hinst,
                                          None)
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        self.notify_id = None
        self.refresh_icon() 

def __init__(self, iconPath=None):

        self.iconPath = iconPath
        self.status = []

        msg_TaskbarRestart = \
            win32api.RegisterWindowMessage('TaskbarCreated')
        message_map = {
            msg_TaskbarRestart: self.OnRestart,
            win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy,
            win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.OnCommand,
            win32con.WM_USER + 20: self.OnTaskbarNotify,
        }

        # Register the Window class.

        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = 'web2pyTaskbar'
        wc.style = win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
        wc.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor(0, win32con.IDC_ARROW)
        wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map  # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)

        # Create the Window.

        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(
            classAtom,
            'web2pyTaskbar',
            style,
            0,
            0,
            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
            0,
            0,
            hinst,
            None,
        )
        win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
        self.SetServerStopped() 

def _WindowsShutdownBlocker(title='Python script'):
    """
    Block Windows shutdown when you do something important.
    """
    from ctypes import CFUNCTYPE, c_bool, c_uint, c_void_p, c_wchar_p, windll
    import win32con
    import win32gui

    def WndProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam):
        if message == win32con.WM_QUERYENDSESSION:
            return False
        else:
            return win32gui.DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam)

    CALLBACK = CFUNCTYPE(c_bool, c_void_p, c_uint, c_void_p, c_void_p)

    wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
    wc.style = win32con.CS_GLOBALCLASS | win32con.CS_VREDRAW | win32con.CS_HREDRAW
    wc.lpfnWndProc = CALLBACK(WndProc)
    wc.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW + 1
    wc.lpszClassName = "block_shutdown_class"
    win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)

    hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(wc.lpszClassName, title,
                                 win32con.WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, 50,
                                 50, 100, 100, 0, 0,
                                 win32gui.GetForegroundWindow(), None)

    win32gui.ShowWindow(hwnd, win32con.SW_HIDE)

    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonCreate.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_wchar_p]
    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonCreate.restype = c_bool
    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonCreate(
        hwnd, "Important work in processing, don't shutdown :-(")

    yield

    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonDestroy.argtypes = [c_void_p]
    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonDestroy.restype = c_bool
    windll.user32.ShutdownBlockReasonDestroy(hwnd)
    win32gui.DestroyWindow(hwnd)
    win32gui.UnregisterClass(wc.lpszClassName, None) 

def __init__(self, title, style,
                 size = (win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
                         win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT),
                 messages = {}):
        '''Setup a window class and a create window'''
        self.layers = []
        self.module_handle = win32gui.GetModuleHandle(None)
        self.systray = False
        self.systray_map = {
            win32con.WM_RBUTTONDOWN: self._show_menu
            }
        
        # Setup window class
        #
        self.window_class_name = self._make_window_class_name()
        self.message_map = {
             win32con.WM_PAINT: self._on_paint,
             win32con.WM_CLOSE: self._on_close,
             win32con.WM_COMMAND: self._on_command,
             self._notify_event_id: self._on_notify,
             }
        self.message_map.update( messages )
        self.window_class = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        self.window_class.style = win32con.CS_HREDRAW | win32con.CS_VREDRAW
        self.window_class.lpfnWndProc = self.message_map
        self.window_class.hInstance = self.module_handle
        self.window_class.hCursor = win32gui.LoadCursor( None, win32con.IDC_ARROW )
        self.window_class.hbrBackground = win32con.COLOR_WINDOW
        self.window_class.lpszClassName = self.window_class_name
            
        self.window_classHandle = win32gui.RegisterClass( self.window_class )

        self.window_handle = win32gui.CreateWindow(
            self.window_class_name,
            title,
            style,
            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
            win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
            size[ 0 ],
            size[ 1 ],
            None,
            None,
            self.module_handle,
            None ) 

def __init__(self):
        message_map = {
                win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy,
                win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.OnCommand,
                win32con.WM_SIZE: self.OnSize,
        }
        # Register the Window class.
        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = "test_explorer_browser"
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | win32con.WS_VISIBLE
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow( classAtom, "Python IExplorerBrowser demo", style, \
                0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, \
                0, 0, hinst, None)
        eb = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(shellcon.CLSID_ExplorerBrowser, None, pythoncom.CLSCTX_ALL, shell.IID_IExplorerBrowser)
        # as per MSDN docs, hook up events early
        self.event_cookie = eb.Advise(wrap(EventHandler()))

        eb.SetOptions(shellcon.EBO_SHOWFRAMES)
        rect = win32gui.GetClientRect(self.hwnd)
        # Set the flags such that the folders autoarrange and non web view is presented
        flags = (shellcon.FVM_LIST, shellcon.FWF_AUTOARRANGE | shellcon.FWF_NOWEBVIEW)
        eb.Initialize(self.hwnd, rect, (0, shellcon.FVM_DETAILS))
        if len(sys.argv)==2:
            # If an arg was specified, ask the desktop parse it.
            # You can pass anything explorer accepts as its '/e' argument -
            # eg, "::{guid}\::{guid}" etc.
            # "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" is "My Computer"
            pidl = shell.SHGetDesktopFolder().ParseDisplayName(0, None, sys.argv[1])[1]
        else:
            # And start browsing at the root of the namespace.
            pidl = []
        eb.BrowseToIDList(pidl, shellcon.SBSP_ABSOLUTE)
        # and for some reason the "Folder" view in the navigator pane doesn't
        # magically synchronize itself - so let's do that ourself.
        # Get the tree control.
        sp = eb.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IServiceProvider)
        try:
            tree = sp.QueryService(shell.IID_INameSpaceTreeControl,
                                   shell.IID_INameSpaceTreeControl)
        except pythoncom.com_error, exc:
            # this should really only fail if no "nav" frame exists...
            print "Strange - failed to get the tree control even though " \
                  "we asked for a EBO_SHOWFRAMES"
            print exc 

def __init__(self):
        message_map = {
                win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy,
                win32con.WM_COMMAND: self.OnCommand,
                win32con.WM_SIZE: self.OnSize,
        }
        # Register the Window class.
        wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
        hinst = wc.hInstance = win32api.GetModuleHandle(None)
        wc.lpszClassName = "test_explorer_browser"
        wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map # could also specify a wndproc.
        classAtom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
        # Create the Window.
        style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | win32con.WS_VISIBLE
        self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow( classAtom, "Python IExplorerBrowser demo", style, \
                0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, \
                0, 0, hinst, None)
        eb = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(shellcon.CLSID_ExplorerBrowser, None, pythoncom.CLSCTX_ALL, shell.IID_IExplorerBrowser)
        # as per MSDN docs, hook up events early
        self.event_cookie = eb.Advise(wrap(EventHandler()))

        eb.SetOptions(shellcon.EBO_SHOWFRAMES)
        rect = win32gui.GetClientRect(self.hwnd)
        # Set the flags such that the folders autoarrange and non web view is presented
        flags = (shellcon.FVM_LIST, shellcon.FWF_AUTOARRANGE | shellcon.FWF_NOWEBVIEW)
        eb.Initialize(self.hwnd, rect, (0, shellcon.FVM_DETAILS))
        if len(sys.argv)==2:
            # If an arg was specified, ask the desktop parse it.
            # You can pass anything explorer accepts as its '/e' argument -
            # eg, "::{guid}\::{guid}" etc.
            # "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" is "My Computer"
            pidl = shell.SHGetDesktopFolder().ParseDisplayName(0, None, sys.argv[1])[1]
        else:
            # And start browsing at the root of the namespace.
            pidl = []
        eb.BrowseToIDList(pidl, shellcon.SBSP_ABSOLUTE)
        # and for some reason the "Folder" view in the navigator pane doesn't
        # magically synchronize itself - so let's do that ourself.
        # Get the tree control.
        sp = eb.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IServiceProvider)
        try:
            tree = sp.QueryService(shell.IID_INameSpaceTreeControl,
                                   shell.IID_INameSpaceTreeControl)
        except pythoncom.com_error, exc:
            # this should really only fail if no "nav" frame exists...
            print "Strange - failed to get the tree control even though " \
                  "we asked for a EBO_SHOWFRAMES"
            print exc