systray

[mario]

How to put an application in systray with F1 or any shortcut button?

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi Mario

To put an icon in the systray you use the NotifyIcon component. take a look
at MSDN for it.
If you want your application removed from the taskbar, as well as showing no
windows let me know as you may need aditional code.
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"mario" <BL****@BLA.com > wrote in message news:c5******** **@bagan.srce.h r...

How to put an application in systray with F1 or any shortcut button?

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi Mario

This is the code I'm using now, I'm cutting&paste from my app so maybe it
will not compile as it is.

using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

[DllImport("user 32.dll",EntryPo int="SetForegro undWindow")]
public static extern bool SetForegroundWi ndow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user 32.dll")]
private static extern bool MessageBeep(int type);
[DllImport("user 32.dll")]
public static extern int SetWindowLong( IntPtr window, int index, int
value);
[DllImport("user 32.dll")]
public static extern int GetWindowLong( IntPtr window, int index);
[DllImport("winm m.dll")]
public static extern int sndPlaySound(st ring lpszSoundName , int uFlags)
;
const int GWL_EXSTYLE = -20;
const int WS_EX_TOOLWINDO W = 0x00000080;
const int WS_EX_APPWINDOW = 0x00040000;

//This is the icon when there are no orders in the system
Icon normalIcon;
public Form1()
{
this.notifyIcon 1 = new System.Windows. Forms.NotifyIco n(this.componen ts);

// The Icon property sets the icon that will appear
// in the systray for this application.
notifyIcon1.Ico n = normalIcon;

// The ContextMenu property sets the menu that will
// appear when the systray icon is right clicked.
notifyIcon1.Con textMenu = this.contextMen u1;

// The Text property sets the text that will be displayed,
// in a tooltip, when the mouse hovers over the systray icon.
notifyIcon1.Tex t = "the text";
notifyIcon1.Vis ible = true;
//Remove from the taskbar and also from alt+tab
this.WindowStat e = System.Windows. Forms.FormWindo wState.Minimize d;
this.Visible = false;
this.ShowInTask bar = false;

int windowStyle = GetWindowLong(H andle, GWL_EXSTYLE);
SetWindowLong(H andle, GWL_EXSTYLE, windowStyle | WS_EX_TOOLWINDO W);
}
Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

[John Young]

I also have managed to keep my app in the taskbar tray but am having
problems with hiding the window from the taskbar. Any help on this would be
greatly appreciated...

Thanks

John

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > wrote
in message news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

Hi Mario

To put an icon in the systray you use the NotifyIcon component. take a look at MSDN for it.
If you want your application removed from the taskbar, as well as showing no windows let me know as you may need aditional code.
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

"mario" <BL****@BLA.com > wrote in message

news:c5******** **@bagan.srce.h r...

How to put an application in systray with F1 or any shortcut button?

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi John,

Take a look at my other post. I got that some from somewhere in the
newsgroup :)

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"John Young" <polomint77@ask hdg_hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

I also have managed to keep my app in the taskbar tray but am having
problems with hiding the window from the taskbar. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks

John

"Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )" <ignacio.mach in AT dot.state.fl.us > wrote in message news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..

Hi Mario

To put an icon in the systray you use the NotifyIcon component. take a look

at MSDN for it.
If you want your application removed from the taskbar, as well as showing no

windows let me know as you may need aditional code.
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

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