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Why does my NotifyIcon1_mouseclick event do nothing while executing module Subroutine in Try block?

When I debug my application I am able to use the NotifyIcon1_MouseClick until it reaches a portion of the code. Does Anyone know why it would be doing this and how to resolve it? Here is my main: Module Main Public startdate As DateTime Public oGvar As New cGVar Public Event FinishedWritingTxtFile() Public Event ErrorSendEmail() Publ...

Overriding NotifyIcon in .NET

I'm trying to override click events on NotifyIcons in .NET. The problem is the class is sealed and cannot be inherited. The functionality I'd like to attain is rather than using a context menu to control the application, I'd like to doubleclick the icon to toggle the applications mode. Is this possible? ...

Is it possible for a single app to have two notifyicons?

Is it possible for a single app to have two notifyicons? How can this be done properly? This will be our interim solution until we get to phase 2 where the app will be split into two. ...

C# Getting a component's values at runtime?

I'm attempting to create a NotifyIcon that can be inherited so that I can add my own properties/etc. Through looking at a component class someone else wrote, I've made some progress as can be seen below, and the component can be dragged into the form. To be honest, I have little idea on what I'm doing, and there appears to be no tutorial...

NotifyIcon.BalloonTipClicked event and mouse buttons

I've got a NotifyIcon that signals downloadable application updates. I want the download page to open on a Left Click on the NotifyIcon and on a Left Click on the NotifyIcon balloon (on screen for 10 seconds). However, when I handle the BalloonTipClicked event I can't figure out if it was a Left or a Right click. Thus, while the balloon...

What is the minimum timeout of the balloon message?

I'm using Notification Icon to get my application to show message from the system tray: a pop-up/balloon message(s) are showed when I called I tried to set it to 100 miliseconds but it doesn't work - the notification is showed longer than what I have set it to be. Please help! ...

What is the size of the icons in the system tray?

Hi every one, I want to change the notification icon of my application but don't know what is the size so as to make it properly displayed. Currently it is automatically resized and break my pixels! Please help! ...

How to show the context menu programmatically when click on notification icon?

I have a sample C# windows form here. I need to show the notification icon's context menu when it is left-mouse clicked. I have marked where to write the needed codes as below: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { //Need to show the context menu here } Please help! ...

Notify icon not always appearing in the system tray after a setup, but still functional

First of all, when I start the application normally (double-clicking on the exe), it works perfectly: the notify icon is always appearing in the system tray. It also works well when the application is launched at the end of an msi Setup (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1668274/run-exe-after-msi-installation). However, when the applic...

How can one get a ContextMenuStrip to show on left click of a NotifyIcon?

I have a ContextMenuStrip assigned to a NotifyIcon and this works with the right click fine. How may I wire up the mouse-click event to tell the NotifyIcon to show its ContextMenuStrip? private void taskbarIcon_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { switch (e.Button) { case MouseButtons.Left: // What ...

Implications of Minimizing to System Tray

I have an UI application that serves several functions (<800KB). I wanted to allow minimizing it to the system tray, and continue to decode data coming from the serial port and sending network messages. Can I simply hide the main form and create a NotifyIcon in the system tray, or are there other considerations for system tray applicati...

How to display a notification even when a full-screen application is currently running?

My program needs to display a notification once in a predetermined interval. Under Windows, Shell_NotifyIcon does the job well except that when the user is running a full-screen application, the notification isn't shown. Though that may be the right thing in most of the cases, in my case I need to ensure the notification can be seen even...

How do you get a different Context Menu if you Lt-Click or Rt-Click on a notify icon?

I have a application that is based out of the system tray. I have a nice context menu if you right click on it however I would like a different context menu to show up if you left click on it. Right now I make the different menu show up with private void niTrayIcon_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) { if (e.Button == Syste...

Calling NotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip() from another class

I'm developing a Windows Form application in C#. I have a main form called MainWindow and a NotifyIcon object called notifyIcon that belongs to the MainWindow class. What is the best way for me to use notifyIcon from other classes? I know that, without an instance, I can only access public static members of the class, but if I set the ...

NotifyIcon on startup

I trying to make a visible tray-icon of my program in windows startup, with the NotifyIcon component. The program itself works great and the tray-icon showing up. But, when i placing my program in computer startup, the tray icon not always showing up, while the program itself is running without any problems, and its main window is visi...

NotifyIcon in WPF?

How can i use NotifyIcon in WPF in vb not in c# I want it in xaml ...

Windows 7 NotifyIcon GUID spoof-protection

I am currently working on learning some different aspects of WINAPI, including features introduced in windows 7.. One of those is using a GUID as identifier for a Notification icon. As can be read on the MSDN, the GUID is bound to the executable by path, the first time the notification icon is added. This page in question promises furth...