How to create own control in Windows 7 Aero task preview?

Question

I\'ve got two questions about Windows 7 task preview. In Delphi I\'d like to create my own buttons inside the area highlighted in the screenshot below.

1) Is it poss

Answer 1

No, those are defined by Windows (and always will be buttons) and you can provide the icons that appear on them. Here is a white paper on the API to do it.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd942846.aspx#id0420081

• http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/02/26/windows-7-taskbar-thumbnail-toolbars.aspx