how can i get contextmenu information from my system tray programs? i have the process handle + the notifyicon handle, but GetMenu doesn't find the contextmenu
vb
Public Declare Function GetMenu Lib "user32" Alias "GetMenu" _
(ByVal hwnd As Integer) As Integer
I'm trying to show a NotifyIcon in the Systray via an event:
Private Sub OnRegChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) If InvokeRequired Then BeginInvoke(New EventHandler(AddressOf OnRegChanged)) Else Return
I have a program which when you press a button it minimises to a notifyicon in the system tray then you right click to bring up a contextmenu which allows it to be maximised again. What I want to do is add a shortcut, ctrl+shift+P for example so when that's pressed the program maximises again. But at the moment the only shortcut I can get to work involves right clicking the notifyicon before it works?
i have this app im developing that has a list box and a ContextMenuStrip that when you right click on the listbox it opens the menu strip at the top of the menu there is a item called USER that changes to the value of the selected item in the list box but my issue is this when the user right clicks in a blank space it opens the menu with the user text empty and this is causing me problems my question is how do i close the menu or stop it from opening if the value is null
how to use a notifyItem component with a contextMenu. At the moment I have an icon which starts when one of my mainform loads up, it has an option to exit and it loads a form on click which is mainly what I need. But because I have more than just one form I need to know is there a way of having one notifyItem for all of the forms (for the whole application) or would I have to create a duplicates for other form. Because it closes when he form closes and the other form doesn't have a notifyItem.
Another thing I would like to know is how to get the form dissapear when closed, I mean I could just do visible = false but I want it shrink towards my notifyIcon like all the other applications do
I've create a VB2008 app that upon clicking the applications Start button it creates an icon in the taskbar that is visible to the user upon creation, it also shows a balloon tip at the time of creation. This all works great when the program starts but once the balloon tip timeout value has elaped, the icon, in Windows 7, disappears from the visible portion of the taskbar and becomes hidden, which is only visible if the user shows the hidden icons.
My question is this...... In the VB2008 program is there any way to set the behavior of the icon so that it remains visible on the taskbar instead of allowing the icon to become hidden?
The original design of the program was to get an environmental variable, display the value of that variable in the balloontip, hide the form and then check every 10 minutes for a change in that environmental variable. Once the form was hidden the user could see that the program was running by the presence of the icon in the taskbar and if they hovered over the icon it would display the current value of the external variable. Also if the user wanted to return the form to it's full size all they had to do was click on the taskbar icon. With Windows 7 if I hide the form and the icon is not visible in the taskbar because it too is also hiddem this may create a problem for the user as they may not even be aware that Windows 7 hides the icon. So....Is there anyway to insure that the icon remains in the Windows 7 taskbar or is this a case where I need to re-evaluate my program design?
I am working with that app.config for the first time and am having a bit of trouble getting it to work. I was able to get the most recent opened files added but can't seem to get it saved.
Here is the load event
Private Sub frmPrefsDialog_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load If My.Settings.RecentOpen Is Nothing Then
The program goes and "Hides" itself as the very last step (InitializeNotifyIcon - does a close which triggers the Form1_FormClosing), but for some reason it shows back up right after it hides iteslf.Here is my code:
Public Class Form1 Private contextMenu1 As System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu Friend WithEvents menuItem As System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
how do i change the notifyicon during runtimeif i have series of icons in the application resource, how do i refer to a particular icon in the resources from my codeif the application icon is made of different combination of icon, how do i specify the icon i want to use in th ni=otifyicon, somthing like notifyicon.icon = me.icon,index, where index is the index of the icon in the compiled ico file
I don't want my application's main form to be displayed when it opens; I just want the notifyicon control in it to show in the taskbar.This is the code I have been using:
Module: Code: Module mdlStartup Public Sub Main()
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The NotifyIcon control is in my frmMain. However, when I run my program I get mulitple instances of the Notify Icon being displayed. I even get two frmMains getting launched if I try clicking the other tray icon that has been made. I'm guessing this has to do with the New instance.If that's the problem, is there a way I can move the notifyicon control to some completely separate class?
I'm currently coding a multi-form project that requires a NotifyIcon. The first form is the Login form which then opens a 'logging-in' form and then finally another form (they're all opened using FormName.ShowDialog() and they hide themself before opening the next form).Login Form -> Logging In Form -> Final Form.When the final form is opened, the NotifyIcon's visible property is set to true and it appears in the tasktray like normal. But when I use Me.Hide on the final form, the NotifyIcon disappears with the form.Any ideas about what is going on? The program still runs in the background despite no forms are visible (which is how it's intended to be) but without a NotifyIcon, there's no way of making the forms appear again.
Has anyone got any ideas on how to display a numeric value in the systray? The only method I can think of is to create an image for each number and change it as required.
I'm trying to have my NotifyIcon show the native context menu of the Operating system. When I use ContextMenuStrips they have the custom skin made from Microsoft which I dont want. I want to use the original menu that all other applications use on my computer. How Can I use that menu? I have tried using the "old" ContextMenu control but It doesnt work with NotifyIcons, it only displays with other controls.
I've searched for a while and I just can't get it working I have a context menu that has some items (I know how to edit those) but I just can't get the ContextMenu to pop up when I right click my PictureBox3!
When creating a right click (ContextMenuStrip) menu for a systray (NotifyIcon) icon, how do I give it the same style as most other context menus? Most other menus have a nice fade inout when right clicking on the system tray Icon. In addition they respond immediately when moving between nested levels. I cannot replicate this in Visual Studio 2008 using a simple form, NotifyIcon and ContextMenuStrip assigned. The menu appears harshly with no fade effect regardless of any property.
I created a new WinForm application then dragged a notify icon onto my designer. I coded my desired functionality for the NotifyIcon's behavior inside the Form1.vb file.I think I remember something about adding a module to the project, and setting the project to launch the aforementioned module instead of the form...but I can't figure out/recall how to keep the functionality I've coded into Form1.vb.
I want to have a NotifyIcon in the system tray that when clicked, opens a context menu on the NotifyIcon with several options that open different forms.
I have read I need to use a ContextMenu and after Google'ing and trying out various code I can't seem to get it working
I've got a NotifyIcon that signals downloadable application updates. I want the download page to open on a Left Click on the NotifyIcon and on a Left Click on the NotifyIcon balloon (on screen for 10 seconds). However, when I handle the BalloonTipClicked event I can't figure out if it was a Left or a Right click. Thus, while the balloon is still on screen and the user Right clicks on the icon, I get both the popup menu and the download page opening. How do I detect the Right mouse button was used?
I am writing program in VB 2003 .Net and Framework .Net 1.1 I'm using NotifyIcon class without form.
Private WithEvents _niTray As System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon Private Sub _niTray_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles _niTray.Click Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", sender.ToString, e.ToString) End Sub
How i can detect which mouse buttons (left or right) cliks?
i have a datagridview. On right click it shows a contextmenu but it is always in the right upper corner. I want it so that the menu appears on the cell where user right clicks. It could be Cell 1 or two or whatever.