Display a control into the status bar

[Franz]

hello,

I currently develop an application which runs in background. I would like to
put at the place of the notifyicon, a label, which displays information about
this application.

Any Ideas?
Thanks.

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

Hi,

Take a look at NotifyIcon class
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"Franz" <Fr***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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hello,

I currently develop an application which runs in background. I would like
to
put at the place of the notifyicon, a label, which displays information
about
this application.

Any Ideas?
Thanks.

[Franz]

Thanks, but I think the notifyIcon just can display icon?! I want to display
a label or textbox which contains informations about the application...

[Marc Gravell]

Well you can't without some pretty severe Win32 hacking... how often do you
see this, after all?

However, you could use GDI+ to draw the icon, either using a tiny font (and
abbreviations!), or by writing a scrolling marquee implementation... noddy
(colour changing) example follows, but I haven't tested it much : it might
leak like a sponge for all I know!

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
class Program {
static Random rand = new Random();
static Icon GetIcon() {
using (Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap(32, 32)) {
using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
using (SolidBrush sb = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(255,
rand.Next(255), rand.Next(255), rand.Next(255)))) {
g.FillEllipse(sb, 0, 0, 30, 30);
}
return Icon.FromHandle(bmp.GetHicon());
}
}
static void UpdateIcon(NotifyIcon ni) {
Icon old = ni.Icon;
ni.Icon = GetIcon();
if (old != null) old.Dispose();
}
static void Main() {
using (Form f = new Form())
using (Timer t = new Timer())
using (NotifyIcon ni = new NotifyIcon()) {
ni.Visible = true;
t.Interval = 1000;
t.Tick += delegate { UpdateIcon(ni); };
f.Load += delegate { t.Start(); };
f.FormClosing += delegate { t.Stop(); };
f.ShowDialog();
}
}
}

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

Hi,

Yes, it's only a icon you can show. AFAIK there is no way of doing what you
want with the framework's provided tools.
You can either use a third party control or find out to do it :) , I advise
you to look into the unmanaged world first. I have been around this NG a
couple of years and do not remember anybody with this issue before
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ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"Franz" <Fr***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Thanks, but I think the notifyIcon just can display icon?! I want to
display
a label or textbox which contains informations about the application...

[Franz]

Thanks for the answers,
but it's not what I have need. I've found a exemple in C++ on the Web which
displays a progressbar in the taskbar.
I try to modify and put it into a DLL.
I hope it will process… ?!?

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

Hi,
"Franz" <Fr***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:4F**********************************@microsof t.com...

Thanks for the answers,
but it's not what I have need. I've found a exemple in C++ on the Web
which
displays a progressbar in the taskbar.
I try to modify and put it into a DLL.
I hope it will process. ?!?

I do remember some programs like that, but I had never done it before.
IMO you will be much better if you find a third party control that
implements it. If you plan to do it on your own you will have to work hard
with win32 API

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