Can NotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip in C# be customized?

Question

Purely out of GUI vanity, I would like to make my task bar tool tip less...well, less "I wear a suit and work at Microsoft"-y. I can't seem to find a setting to do this, but I know that this particular function is relatively new so if anyone knows of a way to change the balloon look and feel I would very much appreciate a link or suggestion! Below is my code:

public static void shutdownWarning()
    {
        ToolTipIcon tipIcon = new ToolTipIcon();
        tipIcon = ToolTipIcon.None;
        TaskBarIcon.getInstance().mNotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip(100, "", "Sending. Please do not shut down.", tipIcon);
    }

Cheers!!

badPanda

Answer 1

Unfortunately, creating easily recognizable UI components that don't leave the user guessing what just popped up is considered an asset, not a liability. My mom thinks so anyway.

You certainly can do something else, the "popup toaster" window was popular for a while. You'll get no help from NotifyIcon, just create your own topmost form. Anything goes. I wrote some code for this thread, might be helpful.

Answer 2

check this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/wpf_notifyicon.aspx