Hi,
I have an app that is basically a background task, but which I still want to control form the GUI. I use the system tray with a menu which is the main way for the user to control the process.
The app has a main window which I minimize on startup so I end up with the task icon in the windows task bar and a system tray icon with its right click menu. I wish to hide the Icon in the task bar to save taskbar real estate and to dissuade users from closing the app inadvertently. (I do have a close request dialog).
I am using jFormUtils, but there doesn't seem to be a way of hiding the task-bar icon. Is it possible to do this?
This kind of thing is done a lot with apps like anti-virus programs which run in the background with a system tray icon and when double clicked open up an application window. Whilst the window is open the task bar has an icon, when the window is closed the icon disappears.
Regards
Rob
I have an app that is basically a background task, but which I still want to control form the GUI. I use the system tray with a menu which is the main way for the user to control the process.
The app has a main window which I minimize on startup so I end up with the task icon in the windows task bar and a system tray icon with its right click menu. I wish to hide the Icon in the task bar to save taskbar real estate and to dissuade users from closing the app inadvertently. (I do have a close request dialog).
I am using jFormUtils, but there doesn't seem to be a way of hiding the task-bar icon. Is it possible to do this?
System Tray Manu:
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Sub iconTray_MenuClick (Text As String)
Log("Tray Menu Text = " & Text)
Select Text
Case "Open Main Form"
If fu.IsIconified(MainForm) = True Then
fu.SetIconified(MainForm, False)
End If
Case "Hide Main Form"
If fu.IsIconified(MainForm) = False Then
fu.SetIconified(MainForm, True)
End If
Case "Stop MCU Server When Done"
mcuc.bridgeShutDownOnComplete
iconTray.SetImage(YellowImage)
Case "Stop MCU Server Now"
mcuc.shutDownServer
iconTray.SetImage(YellowImage)
Case "Start MCU Server"
mcuc.startServer
iconTray.SetImage(GreenImage)
Case "Exit - When Done"
Dim icon As B4XBitmap = xui.LoadBitmapResize(File.DirAssets, "warning.png", 60dip, 60dip, True)
Dim sf As Object = xui.Msgbox2Async("Do you wish to close the bridge?", _
"Shortt Bridge Close", _
"Yes", "", "No", icon)
Wait For (sf) Msgbox_Result (Result As Int)
If Result = xui.DialogResponse_Cancel Or Result = xui.DialogResponse_Negative Then
Return
End If
mcuc.bridgeShutDownOnComplete
Do While mcuc.TranInProgress = True
Sleep(120)
Loop
sysTray.RemoveTrayIcon(iconTray)
MainForm.Close
End Select
End Sub
This kind of thing is done a lot with apps like anti-virus programs which run in the background with a system tray icon and when double clicked open up an application window. Whilst the window is open the task bar has an icon, when the window is closed the icon disappears.
Regards
Rob