Override form context menu

[Pirahnaplant]

How can I override the context menu that shows up when you right click on the title bar or the icon?

 

[jmcilhinney]

You can't "override" that menu as far as I'm aware. You can, however, use the Windows API to manipulate it, e.g.

Disable Close Button and Prevent Form Being Moved

 

[Pirahnaplant]

Thank you, using that and other information I found, I was able to create a class that can manipulate the system menu. This class is attached.

Add this code to your form to get events from the menu

    Private SysMenu As New SystemMenu(Me)

    Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
        If m.Msg = &H112 Then
            Dim ids() As Integer = SysMenu.GetIDs()
            RaiseEvent SysMenuItemClicked(SysMenu, New ItemClickedEventArgs(Array.IndexOf(ids, m.WParam.ToInt32)))
        End If
        MyBase.WndProc(m)
    End Sub

    Public Event SysMenuItemClicked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemClickedEventArgs)

 

[Pirahnaplant]

I have made an updated version if anyone wants to use it. It is attached.

This is the code you should put on your form:

    Private SysMenu As New SystemMenu(Me)

    Private Const WM_SYSCOMMAND As Integer = &H112

    Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
        If m.Msg = WM_SYSCOMMAND Then
            RaiseEvent SysMenuItemClicked(SysMenu, New ItemClickedEventArgs(SysMenu.ItemsID(m.WParam.ToInt32)))
        End If
        MyBase.WndProc(m)
    End Sub

    Public Event SysMenuItemClicked(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ItemClickedEventArgs)