Messages Tab, Message Options Dialog Box

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Use the Messages tab to select which message types to list in Messages View, and to specify message search criteria. To display the Message Options Dialog Box, choose Log Messages from the Spy menu.

Typically, you first select Message Groups, and then fine-tune the selection by selecting individual Messages to View. The All button selects all message types, and the None button clears all types.

The following settings are available on the Messages tab:

Messages to View Select specific messages for viewing. When you create a new Messages window, it can display all messages. When you filter messages from the Messages tab, that filter only applies to new messages, not messages that have already been displayed in the Windows view.

Message Groups Select message groups for viewing. The available groups include:

  • WM_USER: with a code greater than or equal to WM_USER

  • Registered: registered with the RegisterWindowMessage call

  • Unknown: unknown messages in the range 0 to (WM_USER - 1)

    Note that these Message Groups do not map to specific entries under Messages To View. When you select a group, the selection is applied directly to the message stream.

    A grayed check box within Message Groups indicates that the Messages To View list box has been modified for messages in that group; not all of the message types in that group are selected.

    Save Settings as Default Save the current settings for later use as message search options. These settings are also saved when exiting Spy++.