X client wrapper for Win apps?

Stuart Adamson stuart.adamson@evolution.net
Fri Sep 20 06:42:00 GMT 2002


> I agree, we should hook user32.dll.
> I have some code that does the following:
> 1) Uses Windows Hooks (designed for Computer-Based Training 
> etc) to get 
> loaded
> into program as soon as the program creates a window, then calls 2)
> 2) Updates the address table to redirect certain functions 
> from desired dlls
> Basically we want to replace 1) with a program that loads the program 
> and then does 2)
> This would then be "wrapX11"
> This way we don't have to rename user32.dll to user32-real.dll and 
> replace it with our own,
> we just add user32-X11.dll in and make it replace certain functions.

Sounds better.
 * Would not require a reboot to install / test
 * Is less likely to break when a service pack upgrades user32.dll



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