Notify Icon show form

[John B]

I have a utility that minimizes to the system tray.
When I double click or right-click and select restore I want to show the
window and for it to be the active window again.
I have tried
this.Show
this.Activate
this.BringToFro nt

But in all cases, the form just restores to the task bar and does not
show itself.

The only way I could do it was with the win23 api's
ShowWindowAsync and SetForegroundWi ndow.

This is fine and works as desired, I just wondered if I was missing
anything and there was a managed way to do it?

Cheers
JB

[Adam Clauss]

Hmm, I haven't actually tried it, but from what I've seen it should just be
a call to Hide() to hide the form and then a call to Show() to bring it
back. What are you currently using to make the form go away?

Might look at:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/trayiconmenu01.asp

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Adam Clauss
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"John B" <jb******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:42******** *************** @news.sunsite.d k...

I have a utility that minimizes to the system tray.
When I double click or right-click and select restore I want to show the
window and for it to be the active window again.
I have tried
this.Show
this.Activate
this.BringToFro nt

But in all cases, the form just restores to the task bar and does not show
itself.

The only way I could do it was with the win23 api's
ShowWindowAsync and SetForegroundWi ndow.

This is fine and works as desired, I just wondered if I was missing
anything and there was a managed way to do it?

Cheers
JB

[psg]

"John B" <jb******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:42******** *************** @news.sunsite.d k...

I have a utility that minimizes to the system tray.
When I double click or right-click and select restore I want to show the
window and for it to be the active window again.
I have tried
this.Show
this.Activate
this.BringToFro nt

for me this works:
*************** *************** ***
private void notifyIcon1_Mou seDown(object sender,
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tArgs e)
{
this.Show();
this.Activate() ;
if (this.WindowSta te == FormWindowState .Minimized)
{
this.WindowStat e = FormWindowState .Normal;
}
}

*************** *************** ***
additionally:
*************** *************** ***
// after Form initialisation
this.Resize += new EventHandler(Hi deForm);

void HideForm(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(this.WindowS tate == FormWindowState .Minimized)
{
this.Hide();
}
else this.Show();
}
*************** *************** ***

RGDS PSG

[John B]

Adam Clauss wrote:

Hmm, I haven't actually tried it, but from what I've seen it should just be
a call to Hide() to hide the form and then a call to Show() to bring it
back. What are you currently using to make the form go away?

Might look at:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/trayiconmenu01.asp

this.Hide()

psg's suggestion fixed it though.
Thanks for your help.

JB

[John B]

psg wrote:

"John B" <jb******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:42******** *************** @news.sunsite.d k...

I have a utility that minimizes to the system tray.
When I double click or right-click and select restore I want to show the
window and for it to be the active window again.
I have tried
this.Show
this.Activa te
this.BringToF ront

for me this works:
*************** *************** ***
private void notifyIcon1_Mou seDown(object sender,
System.Windows. Forms.MouseEven tArgs e)
{
this.Show();
this.Activate() ;
if (this.WindowSta te == FormWindowState .Minimized)
{
this.WindowStat e = FormWindowState .Normal;
}
}

*************** *************** ***
additionally:
*************** *************** ***
// after Form initialisation
this.Resize += new EventHandler(Hi deForm);

void HideForm(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(this.WindowS tate == FormWindowState .Minimized)
{
this.Hide();
}
else this.Show();
}
*************** *************** ***

RGDS PSG

Works beautifully.
Thanks
I didnt set the form.windowstat e, which is why it never brought it back up.

Cheers
JB