I have my own C# ToolStrip application (TaskBar) and I would like to put differents items on its System Tray by NotifyIcon.
But the problem is I can not successfully create a System Tray into this ToolStrip.
I can see my NotifyIcon going directly into System Tray of Windows TaskBar but I want to see them on my ToolStrip.
I don't find (even with Googling) any object like a System Tray in C#...
So, my questions are : how we can create a System Tray and attach it to new ToolStrip ? And if I missed a point ?
Thanks in advance for all answers and if I missed precision or if you want specific code (I think it wasn't necessary in my case), please ask me.
The answer is : SplitContainer.
With this, I can have a taskbar and a systray in my application.
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I'm making a desktop mascot with unity, and I do not want to see the icon appearing on the task bar, I want the icon in the system tray. Is there a way to do this?
PS: This is NOT a windows form (it's a game), so I believe Form.ShowInTaskbar will not work.
I've never programmed in Unity, but I'm assuming you are working in a Windows window. If you make the top level window for the application not appear in the main area of the Taskbar, make the window a "Tool Window" (by setting the WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW extended style on the window), then the window/app will not show up on the taskbar.
I'll leave it to someone how knows enough Unity to tell you how to set that style. Here's a reference to start with (on the Windows side, not the Unity side): Managing Taskbar Buttons
I'm working on a project and we'd like to add a notification count the way skype does.
A number pops near the icon in the windows taskbar to indicate how many messages the user have received.
This is the result we're trying to achieve: http://it.tinypic.com/r/2guclkk/8
Looking around the internet haven't led to anything, so is there any API I can use in C# to achieve this?
I solved using the WindowsAPICodePack: Windows API Code Pack: Where is it?
The method is SetIconOverlay():
public void SetOverlayIcon(IntPtr windowHandle, Icon icon, string accessibilityText);
If you want that in taskbar, you might want to use overlay icons, which are described here, if you are using WPF: How to add dynamic text as Taskbar Icon overlay?
If you are using Forms you might want to use this: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.shell.taskbariteminfo.overlay%28v=vs.100%29.aspx
If you want to do the same in system tray, it is a duplicit question: How can I overlay system-tray icon ? WPF, and the answer is probably to draw the desired number at runtime to the icon and change the system tray icon.
Is it possible to drag and drop (files, text) to the taskbar icon of a WindowsForms application (C#)?
I know there's no easy way to do it for the tray icon (it involves using Win32 API and hooks), but I was wondering if it's possible for the taskbar.
That's not possible, but the window manager automatically restores the minimized window if you hover over it long enough in the taskbar. Once restored, you can access all the drop targets your window implements.
It is possible, at least in Windows 7. Note that the blog post which the two older answers refer to is from 2004. In Windows 7 and possibly previous versions, it is possible to drop files onto applications on the taskbar if you hold shift while dropping. Examples of applications that support this are Firefox, Internet Explorer, Notepad, etc.
In order to support it, your exe needs to be able to support the command line myapp.exe <some file path> and I believe you need registry entries similar to those described in this SO answer.
Update:
I added this to one of my applications, and it works. You do not need the registry entries.
This is fundamentally impossible.
I am trying to create a C# application that runs in tray where I can drop files on it's icon.
Is there any way to get the path of the file dropped on the System Tray icon? System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon does not have any events related to drag and drop.
it's not possible to do this, the easy way.
You can show a dummy Form, if the cursor is in a special area near the notifyicon.
The dummy Form can get the filepath of the droped file.
It has az example, but it's not fully and written in C++ :(
DragnDropOnTrayIcon
It actually is possible to do with a slightly hacky method. Fluffy App does this for its file uploader. It uses Spifftastic which uses a pretty neat little method to identify the location of the tray icon. Then a transparent window is placed over the location of the icon and used as the actual drop target, but to the end user it all appears to be dropping the file on the icon.
I am making my own taskbar which will replace the default windows one. How do I get a list of everything that is in the system tray (notification area)?
FindWindow with the classname Shell_TrayWnd can get you this information. Here are two sample C++ projects
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/gigo/311/winprog/shellico.txt
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/ShellTrayInfo.aspx
If you are trying to create an icon in the notification area (usually near the clock in the taskbar), see the NotifyIcon class. The docs have an example for creating a notification icon with a context menu.