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Answer 1

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I use it like:

return Imaging.CreateBitmapSourceFromHBitmap(source.GetHbitmap(), IntPtr.Zero, Int32Rect.Empty, BitmapSizeOptions.FromEmptyOptions());

where source is a Bitmap, which you can get by calling your Icon's .ToBitmap() method.

JustABill 2010-06-09 15:22:41

I can't see the ToBitmap method anywhere. What class is it a member of? Thanks.

2010-06-09 15:32:57

You accepted the other answer, but for completeness, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.drawing.icon.tobitmap%28v=VS.100%29.aspx . Maybe I'm just confused between the WinForms/WPF Icon classes.

JustABill 2010-06-09 16:58:39

Answer 2

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I use the following method:

// Setup the new NotifyIcon
System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon notifyIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon();
notifyIcon.Text = "Name of Application";
notifyIcon.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon("media/images/VS.ico");
notifyIcon.Visible = true;

Make sure you add a reference to System.Drawing.

Brent 2010-06-09 15:34:45

Brent, I can't see the systray icon after running your code although it builds ok. My icon is in a resource. Maybe that's the problem? ... Uri iconUri = new Uri("pack://application:,,,/media/images/VS.ico", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute);

2010-06-09 15:44:12

My current code looks like this... private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { notifyIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(); Uri iconUri = new Uri("pack://application:,,,/media/images/VS.ico", UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute); this.Icon = BitmapFrame.Create(iconUri); // this works so the URI is working ok notifyIcon.Text = "Name of Application"; notifyIcon.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon("/media/images/VS.ico"); notifyIcon.Visible = true; // nothing shown in systray }

2010-06-09 15:47:22

Possibly... The icon I use has a build action of Content, and I copy the icon to the Output directory. I'll update my answer...

Brent 2010-06-09 15:50:29

Got it now, thanks to your latest tweaks BUT the path to use is "media\images\VS.ico" without the leading slash. Thanks very much.

2010-06-09 15:56:48

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