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+/* Copyright (C) 2002-2003 RealVNC Ltd.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *    
+ * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this software; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307,
+ * USA.
+ */
+
+// -=- MsgWindow.h
+
+// Base-class for any hidden message-handling windows used in the rfb::win32
+// implementation.
+
+#ifndef __RFB_WIN32_MSG_WINDOW_H__
+#define __RFB_WIN32_MSG_WINDOW_H__
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#include <rfb_win32/TCharArray.h>
+
+namespace rfb {
+
+  namespace win32 {
+
+    class MsgWindow {
+    public:
+      MsgWindow(const TCHAR* _name);
+      virtual ~MsgWindow();
+
+      const TCHAR* getName() {return name.buf;}
+      HWND getHandle() const {return handle;}
+
+      virtual LRESULT processMessage(UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
+
+    protected:
+      TCharArray name;
+      HWND handle;
+    };
+
+  };
+
+};
+
+#endif // __RFB_WIN32_MSG_WINDOW_H__