drawing on taskbar? - Visual Basic .NET

Brian Henry

Does anyone know how to draw on the taskbar? IBM has a battery app that runs
outside of the systray (just to the left of it) and does not show up as a
toolbar either in the taskbar, and I was wondering how you go about doing
something like that.. thanks!

Nov 21 '05 #1

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Ken Tucker [MVP]

Hi,

I think you are looking for the NotifyIcon control.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...onctltasks.asp

Ken
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"Brian Henry" <br**********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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Does anyone know how to draw on the taskbar? IBM has a battery app that runs
outside of the systray (just to the left of it) and does not show up as a
toolbar either in the taskbar, and I was wondering how you go about doing
something like that.. thanks!

Nov 21 '05 #2

Brian Henry

no, as I have stated it is outside the system tray (the system tray is where
the notify icons are)... something similar to how the quick launch is on the
taskbar

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uv**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I think you are looking for the NotifyIcon control.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...onctltasks.asp

Ken
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"Brian Henry" <br**********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:Ox**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Does anyone know how to draw on the taskbar? IBM has a battery app that
runs
outside of the systray (just to the left of it) and does not show up as a
toolbar either in the taskbar, and I was wondering how you go about doing
something like that.. thanks!

Nov 21 '05 #3

Crouchie1998

If you find out the answer then please let me know

"Brian Henry" wrote:

no, as I have stated it is outside the system tray (the system tray is where
the notify icons are)... something similar to how the quick launch is on the
taskbar

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uv**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Hi,

I think you are looking for the NotifyIcon control.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...onctltasks.asp

Ken
---------------------
"Brian Henry" <br**********@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:Ox**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Does anyone know how to draw on the taskbar? IBM has a battery app that
runs
outside of the systray (just to the left of it) and does not show up as a
toolbar either in the taskbar, and I was wondering how you go about doing
something like that.. thanks!

Nov 21 '05 #4

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