Shell Messages
The following table shows the Shell messages, with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming element | Description |
|---|---|
| DLM_DELETESEL | Sent by an application to delete the item or items selected in the document list. |
| DLM_DISABLEUPDATES | Sent by an application to prevent the document list view from updating. |
| DLM_ENABLEUPDATES | Sent by an application to allow the document list view to be updated. |
| DLM_GETFILTERINDEX | Sent by an application to retrieve the current file filter selection (for example, when a user sets the current file filter in a combo box). |
| DLM_GETITEMCOUNT | Sent by an application to count the items in the document list. |
| DLM_GETNEXTITEM | Sent by an application to retrieve the next item in the document list. |
| DLM_GETNEXTWAVE | Sent by an application to retrieve the next listed WAV file. |
| DLM_GETPREVWAVE | Sent by an application to retrieve the previous listed WAV file. |
| DLM_GETSELCOUNT | Sent by an application to retrieve the number of selected items. |
| DLM_GETSELPATHNAME | Sent by an application to retrieve the path name associated with the selected item. |
| DLM_RECEIVEIR | Sent by an application to receive information using the IR port of the device. |
| DLM_REFRESH | Sent by an application to refresh the document list view. |
| DLM_RENAMEMOVE | Sent by an application to call the Rename/Move dialog for the items selected in the document list. |
| DLM_SELECTALL | Sent by an application to select all items in the document list. |
| DLM_SELECTITEM | Sent by an application to retrieve the item associated with the path name selected in the document list. |
| DLM_SENDEMAIL | Sent by an application to send e-mail. |
| DLM_SENDIR | Sent by an application to send information using the IR port of the device. |
| DLM_SETFILTERINDEX | Sent when the file filter is changed (for example, if a user changes device settings in an Options dialog). |
| DLM_SETFOLDER | Sent by an application to set the document list to a folder. |
| DLM_SETITEMSTATE | Sent by an application to change the state of an item in the document list. |
| DLM_SETONEITEM | Sent by an application to create an item that contains the PA structure that was passed in. |
| DLM_SETSELECT | Sent by an application to select an item based on its index value. |
| DLM_SETSELPATHNAME | Sent by an application to set the path name of the item to show as selected during the next document list refresh. |
| DLM_SETSORTORDER | Sent by an application to restore the document list view. |
| DLM_UPDATE | Sent by an application to refresh the document list view, but the selection will not be restored. |
| DLM_VALIDATEFOLDER | Sent by an application to determine whether the current folder is valid. |
| DM_RESETSCROLL | Resets scroll information. |
| EM_GETEXTENDEDSTYLE | Retrieves the extended styles that are currently in use for an edit control. |
| EM_GETINPUTMODE | Gets the default input mode if the control does not have focus and gets the actual input mode if the control has focus. |
| EM_SETINPUTMODE | Sets the default input mode. |
| EM_SETEXTENDEDSTYLE | Sets extended styles. |
| EM_SETSYMBOLS | Sets symbols that are displayed when the user presses the 1 key in Multi-press mode. |
| NM_CUSTOMDRAW | This message is sent by some common controls to notify their parent windows about drawing operations. |
| SHCMBM_GETMENU | Retrieves the owning hmenu as specified in the load resource. |
| SHCMBM_GETSUBMENU | Retrieves the owning hmenu as specified in the load resource. |
| SHCMBM_GETMENU | Retrieves the owning hmenu as specified in the load resource. |
| SHCMBM_GETSUBMENU | Retrieves the owning hmenu as specified in the load resource. |
| SHCMBM_OVERRIDEKEY | Sent by a window to its soft key bar to modify the default handling of key messages sent to the soft key bar or to be notified of these messages. |
| SHCMBM_SETSUBMENU | Assigns the owning hmenu as specified in the load resource. |
| TB_GETBUTTONINFO | Retrieves information for a button on a soft key bar. This message can be used to get the ID, text, and state of a soft key bar button, as well as the handle of the pop-up menu associated with the button. |
| TB_SETBUTTONINFO | Sets the information for an existing button on a soft key bar. This message can be used to change the ID, text, and state of a soft key bar button. |
| WM_FILECHANGEINFO | This notification message is sent by SendNotifyMessage from the shell to the window that was registered with SHChangeNotifyRegister. |
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