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Windows Systray examples needed [message #17797]

Fri, 29 August 2008 14:30

lonnietc
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Registered: August 2008

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Greetings All,

I am new to Ultimate and starting work on a project that will be using a systray interface.

In QT they hade a very nice example but since I like what I have seen in Ultimate, I would rather use this library instead.

Does anyone have a nice and simple example that will popup a menu from a systray icon to get me started?

Thanks,
Lonnie

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17798 is a reply to message #17797]

Fri, 29 August 2008 15:15

mrjt
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Registered: March 2007
Location: London

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Welcome!

What you want is the TrayIcon project, under 'Reference' in the package selector dialog.

It seems very easy to use, hope it helps.

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17799 is a reply to message #17798]

Fri, 29 August 2008 15:56

lonnietc
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Registered: August 2008

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Thanks for the help.

I was able to compile the reference example with the TheIDE compiler using MinGW and just need to now figure out where TheIDE is placing the executable.

Thanks again and have agreat weekend.
Lonnie

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17800 is a reply to message #17799]

Fri, 29 August 2008 16:01

lonnietc
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Registered: August 2008

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Oops....

never mind, I just found it....

Will take a little time to get use to Ultimate's layout I guess...

Cheers,
Lonnie

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17801 is a reply to message #17797]

Fri, 29 August 2008 16:29

mr_ped
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Registered: November 2005
Location: Czech Republic - Praha

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Took me 3 years to notice "Build / Open output directory" and to start using it. (than again, maybe it was added later .. and maybe I'm just ignorant way too much)
So in case you figured it out in 1 day, you are far superior to me. Wink

[Updated on: Fri, 29 August 2008 16:29]

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17802 is a reply to message #17801]

Fri, 29 August 2008 16:34

cbpporter
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Registered: September 2007

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That's funny: I don't have such a menu option in 2008.1. Maybe it is only present in latest svn.

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17803 is a reply to message #17802]

Fri, 29 August 2008 16:59

captainc
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Registered: December 2006
Location: New Jersey, USA

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Quote:

That's funny: I don't have such a menu option in 2008.1. Maybe it is only present in latest svn.

From what I've noticed, it only shows up after you compile for the first time that session. But it has been around for some time now.

[Updated on: Fri, 29 August 2008 16:59]

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17804 is a reply to message #17803]

Fri, 29 August 2008 17:20

mrjt
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Registered: March 2007
Location: London

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It's aways there on Windows, but I've never seen it when using Linux.

[Updated on: Fri, 29 August 2008 17:20]

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #17806 is a reply to message #17804]

Fri, 29 August 2008 17:29

captainc
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Registered: December 2006
Location: New Jersey, USA

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Ahh, your right. I think it would be handy to have on Linux too, no?

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #18009 is a reply to message #17806]

Sat, 06 September 2008 13:22

mirek
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captainc wrote on Fri, 29 August 2008 11:29

Ahh, your right. I think it would be handy to have on Linux too, no?

Definitely. If you can tell me how to do it... Smile

Mirek

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #18011 is a reply to message #18009]

Sat, 06 September 2008 13:39

guido
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Registered: April 2006

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luzr wrote on Sat, 06 September 2008 13:22

captainc wrote on Fri, 29 August 2008 11:29

Ahh, your right. I think it would be handy to have on Linux too, no?

Definitely. If you can tell me how to do it... Smile

Mirek

Can not quite guess what is the problem on Linux that needs to be solved for implementation.

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #18012 is a reply to message #18009]

Sat, 06 September 2008 13:44

captainc
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Registered: December 2006
Location: New Jersey, USA

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We would have to detect the default file manager and run that. We could cover the top few. Gnome with Nautilus, KDE with Konquerer, Thunar, ...
Or... provide an option for the user to set his own file manager and run that, so long as it accepts the command form
"filemanager <path>" and you could just exec it. I know I would like to have that functionality with U++ so that it doesn't use explorer on Windows (I use CubicExplorer for file manager on Windows -> www.cubicreality.com).

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Re: Windows Systray examples needed [message #18013 is a reply to message #18012]

Sat, 06 September 2008 15:51

guido
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Registered: April 2006

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Thanks, didn't think of that.
Yes that takes a bit code to make everybody happy.
Not hard. Just a little bit of grunt work, unless you simply have the user type in the command.

[Updated on: Sat, 06 September 2008 15:51]

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