Is there an example how to catch the event when I click the icon on taskbar with right button of the mouse?

Question

#include <gtk/gtk.h> 

int main( int argc, char *argv[]) 
{ 
  GtkWidget *window; 

  gtk_init(&argc, &argv); 

  window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL); 
  gtk_widget_show(window); 

  gtk_main(); 

  return 0; 
} 

The above can pop up a window and a corresponding icon on taskbar.

I googled a lot but can't find any article that handles this problem.

So any information is greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

I don't think there's anything built into GTK for this. The menu that you get when you right-click on a taskbar button (at least in Windows <= Vista) is called the system menu. It's the same menu you get when you click on the window's icon (on the left-hand side of the titlebar).

You can use the GetSystemMenu function to get a handle to it and add items as you see fit. As I said, it's pretty platform-specific, so I doubt GTK has a wrapper for it (but maybe it does?)

I should also note that in Windows 7, all that stuff has been replaced and the taskbar works quite differently. Here's a good overview of the changes, and here's some more specific info about "jump lists" (which is what replaces the right-click menu).