WM_ENTERIDLE

The WM_ENTERIDLE message is sent to the owner window of a modal dialog box or menu that is entering an idle state. A modal dialog box or menu enters an idle state when no messages are waiting in its queue after it has processed one or more previous messages.

WM_ENTERIDLE

fuSource = wParam; // idle-source flag

hwnd = (HWND) lParam; // handle of dialog box or owner window

Parameters

fuSource

Value of wParam. Specifies whether the message is the result of a dialog box or a menu being displayed. This parameter can be one of the following values:

Value Meaning
MSGF_DIALOGBOX The system is idle because a dialog box is displayed.
MSGF_MENU The system is idle because a menu is displayed.

hwnd

Value of lParam. Contains the handle of the dialog box (if fuSource is MSGF_DIALOGBOX) or of the window containing the displayed menu (if fuSource is MSGF_MENU).

Return Values

An application should return zero if it processes this message.

Remarks

The DefWindowProc function returns zero.

See Also

DefWindowProc