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Is there a way to overlay text onto NotifyIcon?

I'm currently writing an application that has a NotifyIcon and I'm trying to figure out a way to overlay text on to it. So for example, if the icon indicates the number of files open, it has the icon plus the number on top of it.

Is there a way to do that? I've seen instances of the NotifyIcon solely being text, SpeedFan for example.

Any suggestions or references would be appreciated.

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My best guess is to generate the icon on the fly. There should be something you can use in System.Drawing. I'm not really familiar with the namespace so I can't give examples. I'm sure others can, though.

horsedrowner  2009-10-15 19:51:54
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Well, I didn't figure out a good way of doing this, but in the end it didn't matter. I ended up using the BalloonTip which allowed me to provide information.

Agent Worm  2009-10-23 01:05:34

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