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Tutorial - System Tray
Author:Arkon
Category:Win32API
Uploaded at:30-May-03
Views:15779
The system tray icon is easy but impressive! :)
OK, there is a struct called "NOTIFYICONDATA"(NID) which contains all information
related to our System Tray Icon. So in order to create an icon we first need to set some members of the struct:
NID.cbSize = sizeof(NID); // Size of the structure duh :)
NID.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON1));
// The icon that will be shown in the systray.
NID.uCallbackMessage = WM_USER + 1; // Our user defined message.
// (Windows will send us messages when user pressed on our icon)
NID.hWnd = hWnd;
// Handle to the window that will receive the notifications.
NID.uID = WM_USER + 2; // Icon ID in systray...
strcpy(NID.szTip, "System Tray Icon[QSoft]"); // The tooltip string.
NID.uFlags = NIF_TIP | NIF_ICON | NIF_MESSAGE;
// We say our struct has an Icon, a ToolTip // and we want to get notifications.
// Now we need to "ADD" our icon too.. Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &NID); // Now let's change some variable in the struct while your application
// is running, for instance let's change the icon and tooltip: NID.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON2));
strcpy(NID.szTip, "MODIFIED System Tray Icon[QSoft]");
// BTW-when you MODIFY it means that the other variables were set before! Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, &NID); // Don't forget to delete it when you close your application! Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_DELETE, &NID);

That was it...
Small source that does a lot :)
Hope you'll find it useful!
Take a look at the samples..

Source Code:
Visual C++ 6 - SysTray.zip
Visual C++ 6 - SysTray2.zip

User Contributed Comments(5)
 [1] IainWhite | 2006-06-21 09:01:55

Ahh - SysTray.zip is fascinating. I've been searching for something like this for quite a while.

I compiled it using Dev-C++ and when I checked the CPU usage, it was 98%, whether it was minimized to the system tray or not. Is there any way of getting this down to a much more reasonable level, say 1 or 2%?
 [2] arkon | 2006-07-13 23:45:53

When explorer crashes and runs again you want to know about it and then add the icon again.
This is simply done by the following snippet:

in WindowProc:
static UINT ExpMsgId;

if (ExpMsgId && msg == ExpMsgId) {
 Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &NID);
 return 0;
}

switch (msg)
{
 case WM_CREATE:
  ExpMsgId = RegisterWindowMessage("TaskbarCreated");
 return 0;
 .
 .
}

There you go.
 [3] Q_Q | 2007-08-06 22:09:12

hi man!, do u know how to do this with a DialogBox???

I mean, this is for a window, with its procedure and stuff, but I don't want to do this with a window,
I want this with a DialogBox, and send it to the tray icon.

Instead of using a window, using a dialog box. I tried hiding the window and then showing the dialog
box, but nothing.... :/ !!!
 [4] arkon | 2007-08-14 02:31:57

i think you did something wrong then. it is supposed to be the same.
if you can narrow down your code and send me the sample i will take a look myself.
 [5] Brlocky | 2007-12-27 04:27:50

Nice job m8
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