appbar

How do you do AppBar docking (to screen edge, like WinAmp) in WPF?

Is there any complete guidance on doing AppBar docking (such as locking to the screen edge) in WPF? I understand there are InterOp calls that need to be made, but I'm looking for either a proof of concept based on a simple WPF form, or a componentized version that can be consumed. Related resources: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotne...

Clean up AppBar after process kill.

I have written an Application Desktop Toolbar (a.k.a AppBar), it works great except for the fact that if I kill the process, the AppBar code never gets a chance to cleanup by sending an ABM_REMOVE. The problem is that this basically screws the users desktop up. The AppBar is written in .NET using interop code. Does anyone know of a way...

Application Bars and 'Show Desktop'

I have a Windows app that uses the AppBar API to install as an application bar at the top of the screen (similar to the Windows task bar itself). This works great and the desktop size is adjusted accordingly, so my application is always visible. However, if the user choose 'Show Desktop' (Windows+D), my application is hidden. Does any...

How can a Vista toolbar ignore or figure out the border padding setting?

I have a toolbar developed under older versions of Windows that is largely cut off under Vista due to the window new border padding. With the default border padding of 4, the everything on the toolbar is shoved four pixels down and to the right, and then everything is cropped four pixels from the bottom and right sides. I don't really ...

Screen information while Windows system is locked (.NET)

We have a nightly process that updates applications on a user's pc, and that requires bringing the application down and back up again (not looking to get into changing that process). The problem is that we are building a Windows AppBar on launch which requires a valid screen, and when the system is locked there isn't one in the Screen c...

AppBar focus issue

I have created an AppBar. The AppBar always stays on top, when it loses focus, then to get back to the AppBar requires two clicks instead of one. I believe the first click activates the form and then with second click I receive the mouse click events (as expected). Can you give any ideas, what can be wrong here? My problem is similar to ...

Positioning multiple Windows Appbars

Does anyone have experience with Windows appbars (application desktop toolbars)? I have figured out how to implement them from the documentation (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144177%28VS.85%29.aspx), and I've got it working pretty well. But I'm noticing when there are multiple non-auto-hide appbars on adjacent edges, the top...