---
name: "MenuHelp"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MenuHelp"
---

# MenuHelp(3w)

## NAME

**MenuHelp** (COMCTL32.2)

## SYNOPSIS

VOID MenuHelp\
  (\
   UINT      *uMsg*,\
   WPARAM    *wParam*,\
   LPARAM    *lParam*,\
   HMENU     *hMainMenu*,\
   HINSTANCE *hInst*,\
   HWND      *hwndStatus*,\
   UINT\*     *lpwIDs*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Handles the setting of status bar help messages when the user selects menu items.

## PARAMS

*uMsg* **\[In\]**  message (**WM\_MENUSELECT**) (see **NOTES**).

*wParam* **\[In\]**  *wParam* of the message *uMsg*.

*lParam* **\[In\]**  *lParam* of the message *uMsg*.

*hMainMenu* **\[In\]**  handle to the application's main menu.

*hInst* **\[In\]**  handle to the module that contains string resources.

*hwndStatus* **\[In\]**  handle to the status bar window.

*lpwIDs* **\[In\]**  pointer to an array of integers (see **NOTES**).

## RETURNS

No return value.

## NOTES

The official documentation is incomplete! This is the correct documentation:

**uMsg:** MenuHelp() does **NOT** handle **WM\_COMMAND** messages! It only handles **WM\_MENUSELECT** messages.

**lpwIDs:** (will be written **...**)

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"commctrl.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/comctl32/commctrl.c"**.

Debug channel **"commctrl"**.