taskbar

I'm going to create an application (C#), which has its DeskBand on the Windows TaskBar. I've found one complete example program, which does this, but I didn't manage to successfully install (add to Toolbars menu on the taskbar) it. I think, it's because my Windows is x64, there are no other visible reasons... So, my question is how to create and add a deskband to Windows 7 x64 taskbar? According to Microsoft, Deskbands are not recommended for Windows 7 , although they still work. Also keep in mind that Microsoft requires that Deskbands support Aero on Windows 7 via IDeskband2 Interface, rather

I would like to hide an application from the Windows 7 taskbar. I want to make something like a toolbar on the edge of the screen which does certain things when the user clicks on it, but I don't want it to show in the taskbar, since its a thing that i want to stay in the background. I tried the instructions in the following post, but it did not work on my application: How to hide a taskbar entry but keep the window form Then i tried it on a new empty VCL Forms Application and it still did not work. I searched for other solutions, but they all do very much the same like in the linked post. Has

I have a custom QWidget and I simple don't want it to show up in the taskbar. I have a QSystemTrayIcon for managing exiting/minimizing etc. I think the only thing you need here is some sort of parent placeholder widget. If you create your widget without a parent it is considered a top level window. But if you create it as a child of a top level window it is considered a child window und doesn't get a taskbar entry per se. The parent window, on the other hand, also doesn't get a taskbar entry because you never set it visible: This code here works for me: class MyWindowWidget : public QWidget {

I would like to develop a small notifications application for Windows in .NET that docks on the right/left side of the screen (not consuming more than 300px), should always be visible and force the rest of windows to not overlap this application (something like the old Office taskbar or Vista's Sidebar). I have no idea where to start. Can it be done using XAML/WPF? Since I haven't even started coding any option is valid at this point. Thanks! The most reliable way would be to register your application as an Application Desktop Toolbar (AppBar). You will need to interop to do this, here is a

i've been trying to get some modeless forms in my application to appear on the taskbar - taking advantage of the new useful taskbar in Windows 7. There's are many issues with the VCL that need to be undone before a form can exist on the taskbar. But the final issue is that minimizing the form that the VCL has designated the main form causes all windows in the application to vanish. Ten years ago, Peter Below (TeamB) documented these problems , and attempts to work around them. But there are some issues that cannot be solved. The issues run so deep within the VCL itself, that it's effectively

There's an Android Application called Smart Taskbar that manages to Pin a small SemiTransparent Icon over the screen...The icon remains visible over ALL the activites (including the home screen). The Icon is Clickable (/Touchable), and it does popopen a Small Popup window which the user can interact with. I'm very interested in how this is done? I think it's something to with PopupWindow . Any ideas? Thanks in Advance. Adam Woś I recently experimented with this. See this question: Creating a system overlay window (always on top) - the solution is virtually the same, but you need to set TYPE