Button's Position:

[Sender]

I have created a form wherein just a button is inserted which when clicked
would open a context Menu. So the complete form is just of the size of a
buton (just like START button of Windows) Can I do following things. If Yes
then how..

(1) I want that whenever user run that program/utility then that should
appear on the bottom right corner of the screen (right about the TIME on the
Status Bar). Remember we have to consider difference sizes of screens
(monitors) and different kinds of resolutions (800x600 etc.)

(2) That program should always be on the top of all the programs. For
example if someone opens other programs like Word, Excel, that program
should't go in the background...it should be in foreground just like
(Windows START button).

(3) Is there any way I can put that utility right in the Windows Status Bar
(right next or near to Start Button) so that it would always be in top.

Thanks.

[Robert Jacobson]

You force a form to be always on top by seting the form's TopMost property
to True. However, designing your application this way (a disembodied
button-like form that always floats on top of everything else) would
probably not be a wise design choice -- it would be very unconventional, and
would probably be more confusing and annoying to your users than anything
else.

It sounds like what you want is a system tray application -- an application
that runs in the background, but can be accessed through an icon in the
system tray (next to the clock.) Typically, right clicking on the icon will
show a context menu, and double-clicking might show a larger form with more
application details. Check out these links:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...traysample.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rp06102002.asp


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I have created a form wherein just a button is inserted which when clicked
would open a context Menu. So the complete form is just of the size of a
buton (just like START button of Windows) Can I do following things. If Yes then how..

(1) I want that whenever user run that program/utility then that should
appear on the bottom right corner of the screen (right about the TIME on the Status Bar). Remember we have to consider difference sizes of screens
(monitors) and different kinds of resolutions (800x600 etc.)

(2) That program should always be on the top of all the programs. For
example if someone opens other programs like Word, Excel, that program
should't go in the background...it should be in foreground just like
(Windows START button).

(3) Is there any way I can put that utility right in the Windows Status Bar (right next or near to Start Button) so that it would always be in top.

Thanks.