I''m looking for a plain language information on how to go about developing a plug in for directX application (WW2Online). I don''t expect anyone to build this for me, but I am in desperate need of some basic "where to start" information. I''m a VB6 developer, and I know the directX libraries are part of VB6, so if possible I''d like to stick within that development language. Regardless, what I''m currently after is more theory then actual programing (however, an example would be the very best). How do I: Display text and/or graphic on top of a directX application? I have heard mention of API hooking, and directX overlays. Any suggestions on where a person would begin?

if you''re just going for an overlay of a windowed DX app''s window, then all you need to do is make your form window a child window of the other DX app''s window. change your window''s style so that it includes WS_CHILD and change the other window''s style so that it has WS_CLIPCHILDREN. you''ll also need to get rid of any style settings for your window that don''t make sense for a child window.

this won''t work for fullscreen DX app windows though.