How can I "embed" my application into the windows taskbar (not the systray) like in the picture below?
I would like to create a quick application that embeds into the taskbar.
(source: osirisdevelopment.com)
This is called a Desk Band
There is an MSDN article explaining through the link.
There is also some previously written source code, originally on code project but now appears to have been taken down, there is a download link here
I cant garuntee anything on this source I have not downloaded it, its your call but will hopefully be of use.
Hope it helps :)
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so I'm trying to create a Panel-System, where the user can "Design" his own layout. The user should be able to grab the Panel and dock it wherever he likes, or even leave it floating as a separate window.
I really love how Adobe solved this in Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator.
But I also can accept similar solutions.
I made some Screenshots to show you what I mean.
I can't even figure out how to start. And I couldn't find some instructions or tutorials online because I have no Idea how this system is called. Therefore, I have no code to demonstrate.
I honestly would be already happy, if someone just leaves the name of such system. Or a link to a tutorial.
Thank you :)
Screenshots:
Google Drive
I've made an app for the Windows desktop and also created it for the modern (metro) interface in Windows 8.1. I wanted to group them under the same start tile and have a setting that allowed the user to open the app in the chosen mode by clicking the start tile. I got this idea from Chrome, which has both modes referenced by the same tile in the start menu or the link on the taskbar. I thought that maybe when the setting was changed I would delete the current one and replace it with one that referenced the other mode, but positioning is a problem, as a new tile always appears at the far right of the start screen. How would I resize the tile correctly and how would I delete and replace a link on the taskbar? I am using VB right now, but I can write C# and C++ so feel free to post code or links to code that are written in these languages.
If you have any suggestions, please post a reply or a ask a question in the comments.
I also should note that I prefer to use native libraries only and do not like using third-party dlls.
Thanks in advance for the help.
P.S. I've already tried Google.
I've figured it out!
The best way to do this is to create two registry keys referencing the two interfaces but make both the desktop and modern version not have a start tile! Then create a third app that has a tile and make it open the files, check for the active interface, and send the data to that interface with the file as a param.
Thanks for everyone's help, though :)
I've already searched on SO to see if there has been a similar question but I haven't found anything so far.
I'm looking to add a help window to my application, similar to the ones found in many other applications (Example below):
As you can see the help window allows you to give plenty of instructions for particular functions of an application, as well as the ability to print it off for future reference.
How would I go about adding this to my application?
The screenshot you posted is based on Windows Help. There is an SDK available from Microsoft to generate this.
In addition, there are many commercial products that dramatically simplify help creation, such as Adobe's Robohelp.
You can also look for a CHM editors / builders.
Look into the HelpProvider class.
You're looking for MDI Forms. Printing, menu bars, etc, are done the same as any basic winforms application.
I'm coding a application using C# to embed textbox to Taskbar as below picture:
(Taskbar)
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-E8VK5m5ETqZTI2ZjBlODUtOGI0MC00ZDRhLThjNzItMmE2MTA5NjZlODE5&hl=en
(Title)
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-E8VK5m5ETqZWE0NzM2MjktZTc5NS00MjdmLThkMmUtMTZjODA3MWUyZTRm&hl=en
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I downloaded Window API code pack and view some example but I still don't know how to perform my scenario.
Anyone help me for a solution or article (I searched Google but didn't find any article).
Thanks a lot !
A simple Google search revealed the following links (there are more):
1: http://www.buttonsandbars.com/OnlineHelp/ICreate.Controls.Bars~ICreate.Controls.Bars.TaskBar.html
2:
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/taskbar-controls-t3330966.html
3:
http://www.buttonsandbars.com/OnlineHelp/ICreate.Controls.Bars~ICreate.Controls.Bars.TaskBarItem.html
The first URL demonstrates with full source, how to draw a hyperlink on the taskbar with an image from what I can see, so this may be worth investigating into further.
Good luck!
Please refer, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd378460(v=vs.85).aspx
Refer a sample.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2219/Extending-Explorer-with-Band-Objects-using-NET-and
I just found something really cool and i'm surprised i didn't really notice it sooner. Have you ever seen WordPad running on Windows 7? If you have, you'll notice that on the top-left of the window's titlebar are a few icons (save, undo/redo). On the actual titlebar itself! How cool is that? I was wondering how i would implement that feature into my own programs but don't know where to start. I went to MSDN and then got lost because i wasn't sure of what to actually look for... Can somebody please help me?
If you would like a piccture of what i'm talking about i can try and upload a pic somewhere like maybe photobucket or similar?
Thank you
Jase
It is part of the Ribbon ui. Here is some code from the code project.
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/toolbars/WinFormsRibbon.aspx
You can use a stack of commands to create a system that supports multiple level undo.