NotifyIcon.DoubleClick/.Click doesn't work in Console App

[celestialgal86]

Hi everyone...

I'm a starter at .Net programming, and I need some help.

I was asked to develop a console app that will auto-hide the console window and show a system tray icon.

And by default, the system tray icon on click is supposed to show the console window

I know window apps are usually the better solution for handling NotifyIcon class, but I would really like to know how to do it in console apps

here are my codes:

'declaring the object
Dim WithEvents NotifyIcon1 As New NotifyIcon

'initializing
NotifyIcon1.Icon = New System.Drawing.Icon("C:\Documents and Settings\achan\My Documents\Icon.ico")

'setting icon to visible on execute
NotifyIcon1.Visible = True

'adding event handler
AddHandler NotifyIcon1.DoubleClick, AddressOf NotifyIcon_DoubleClick

'method to be executed on event
Private Sub NotifyIcon_DoubleClick(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles NotifyIcon1.Click
If NotifyIcon1.Visible = True Then
ShowWindow(winHandle, SHOW_WINDOW.SW_NORMAL)
NotifyIcon1.Visible = False

Else
ShowWindow(winHandle, SHOW_WINDOW.SW_HIDE)
NotifyIcon1.Visible = True
End If
End Sub

Basically.. that's all for what I have regarding the NotifyIcon classes. In this case, my ShowWindow method is working nicely, so I have absolutely no idea how to solve the problem.

Also, I tried using the MouseEventsArgs but it doesn't work. No matter what I do with the NotifyIcon, it doesn't respond on any mouse clicks.

Any and all help will be very much appreciated.


Please pardon me if this was posted at the wrong forum

[kenobewan]

Welcome to the site. Here is a thread that may help:
datagrid event

[celestialgal86]

Hi... Thanks for the link, but it's not helping.

Basically... the system tray icon just ends up being a static icon. I can't show the console window when the user clicks.

[Motoma]

Hi... Thanks for the link, but it's not helping.

Basically... the system tray icon just ends up being a static icon. I can't show the console window when the user clicks.

Is the NotifyIcon_DoubleClick sub being called?

[celestialgal86]

Is the NotifyIcon_DoubleClick sub being called?

'adding event handler
AddHandler NotifyIcon1.DoubleClick, AddressOf NotifyIcon_DoubleClick

Hi... Thanks for replying. Really appreciate it. I added an event handler, and thought it will call the NotifyIcon_DoubleClick method on double clicking the icon. Did I miss something out?

[Motoma]

'adding event handler
AddHandler NotifyIcon1.DoubleClick, AddressOf NotifyIcon_DoubleClick

Hi... Thanks for replying. Really appreciate it. I added an event handler, and thought it will call the NotifyIcon_DoubleClick method on double clicking the icon. Did I miss something out?

Yes, it looks like that should happen, but is it?
Try tracing through your code, or adding a popup box inside the subroutine.