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Questions tagged [taskbar]

For programming questions about the application switcher and launcher on Windows (or other operating systems copying its desktop environment), usually docked to the bottom of the screen. Questions might relate to interacting with and/or modifying the taskbar's behaviors.

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Is there a way to make a Python console application flash in the taskbar in Windows?

Is there a way to make my Python console application's window flash in the Windows taskbar, to get a user's attention? My script will be run exclusively in a relatively homogeneous Windows environment, so I don't care about detecting whether a…
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Delphi form icons are blurry on Windows 7's taskbar (with MainFormOnTaskbar enabled)

We have a Windows desktop application written in Delphi that works fine on Windows 7, except that the icon of the main form looks blurry in Windows' new taskbar. As long as the application has not been started the icon looks fine (i.e. when it's…
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Java in full screen on Linux - how to cover task bar?

I have a problem to run Java application in full screen mode on "openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)". I am using Java 1.6.0_26-b03. I have try to run two examples of full screen application: Example from Oracle site: Display Mode Test. JDarkRoom.jar (simple…
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Windows taskbar height/width

I can't figure out how to get the windows taskbar height dynamicaly to set my application fullscreen. As you know, taskbar can be in four positions: bottom, top, left or right, so I'm wondering if it's possible to also know the current position to…
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Balloon tooltip with close button - C#

How do I create a ballon tool tip with a close button. I can show a tooltip: TaskbarIcon.ShowBalloonTip(10000); but I can't do the opposite: TaskbarIcon.CloseBalloonTip(); Or even a way to show a close box on a Balloon Tip. I saw this question…
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Windows 7 taskbar state with minimal code

What would be the shortest code to set the state of a Windows 7 taskbar button for a known window handle? The goal is to write a console utility that changes the progress and state (colour) of the console window taskbar item from a batch script.…
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Multiple windows, but also multiple items on the task bar

I'm setting up a program that has three different windows. I'm just using .. Window1 win1 = new Window1(); win1.show(); ...for each of the extra windows. The problem is that each window opens up a new tab on the taskbar. Is there anyway that I…
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Change the icon on windows 7 taskbar for a pinned application

My software Pomodoro Timer is going to display a dynamic icon on Windows 7 taskbar. You may wonder why the application icon need to be dynamic. It's actually a counting down timer for me to help me focus on current task, so called the pomodoro…
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How to get the processes that have systray icon

I am trying to create application that get the list of processes that have systray icon. I searched alot and found number of references: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/find-out-what-program-are-running-at-windows-system-tray/…
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Task Manager visible in taskbar W10

I like to have Task Manager (%windows%\system32\taskmgr.exe) running all the time on my PC to show CPU activity. I check Options>Hide When Minimized so that it only shows in the system tray (information area). With XP and W7 I simply made a shortcut…
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How to auto-hide the taskbar from the command line

Does anyone know how I can automatically hide the task bar in windows 7 via command line or some other method?
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How do I set AppUserModelID on shortcut?

I'm in Windows 7 working on combining two apps with the same task bar icon, as described in this question: Pinning advertised shortcuts on the taskbar in windows 7 I see there, and it lots of online documentation that I need to set the…
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Delphi Change main form while application is running

I have this problem. When I hide my main form, then the taskbar icon of my application is also hidden. I saw a new question about this problem as well and the answers didn't really help. They suggested to minimize it, but I do not want to minimize…
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Programmatically change the icon of the executable

I am developing an application called WeatherBar. Its main functionality is based on its interaction with the Windows 7 taskbar — it changes the icon depending on the weather conditions in a specific location. The icons I am using in the application…
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Determining if a Window Has a Taskbar Button

I am looking for a way to check if a given window has a taskbar button. That is, given a handle to a window, I need a TRUE if the window is in the taskbar, and FALSE otherwise. Conversely, I am wondering if there is a way to get a handle to the…
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