Message Cracker Wizard

A tool for aiding Win32 C development using WINDOWSX.H message crackers.

Introduction

This is the source code, MIT licensed now, of my old ClassWizard-like tool to working with WINDOWSX.H message cracker macros. It's intended as you imagine, for raw-C and C++ programmers developing Win32 native applications.

For a detailed description of this program, check out the original CodeProject article at:

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/4948/Message-Cracker-Wizard-for-Win-SDK-Developers

Suggestions are welcome.

Version History

• 1.0
  • First release, Sep, 2003.
• 1.2
  • Added multiple selection feature.
  • Added missing crackers for WM_COPYDATA and WM_HOTKEY messages.
  • Fixed little interface bugs.
• 2.0
  • Added message filtering.
  • Added window transparency option (only for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003).
  • Added show/hide Target code.
  • Added enable/disable stay on top window.
  • Added WM_CTLCOLORxxxx message support.
  • Added message-type bitmaps on list box.
  • Added include/exclude comments option.
  • Fixed keyboard logic.
• 2.1
  • Fixed clipboard copy bug (thanks to Agnel Kurian).
  • Now the program is licensed under the GPL.
• 2.2
  • C++ code modernization to near- modern standards
  • Updated for compilation with VS2015
  • Changed to Unicode for all strings
  • Fixed analysis, warnings, and related issues
  • Changed to MIT license
• 2.5
  • Fix memory corruption error
  • Fix non-dialog procedure generating 'hwndDlg' instead of 'hwnd'
  • Added re-sizable window feature.
  • Added 'Dark Mode' color scheme (WIP)
  • Settings are saved/retrieved to/from Registry
  • Removed 'Hide Target Code' option