How to draw in the nonclient area?

Question

I\'d like to be able to do some drawing to the right of the menu bar, in the nonclient area of a window.

Is this possible, using C++ / MFC?

Answer 1

If you just want something in the menu bar, maybe it is easier/cleaner to add it as a right-aligned menu item. This way it'll also work with different Windows themes, etc.