Keep form caption ...but change Taskbar caption...how?

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Apr 21st, 2004, 09:57 AM
D12Bit

Keep form caption ...but change Taskbar caption...how?

I want to keep the Form caption as is...but kind of need that the button in the TaskBar shows the percentage of completion of a task... since it'll be sometimes working in the background

this is just like it happends in the application FlashFXP ...in the main it shows the app.caption and the FTP where I'm logged and in the TaskBar it shows the percentage of the file being retrieved and total time to finish...

I just need to find out the ...How to do it... been searching here in general and in the API section but all (that I've found) reffers to borderless or without titlebar forms ...

Thanks in advance for any lead provided!

Change the Caption based on the WindowState property.

VB Code:

If WindowState = vbMinmized then
          Caption = "Percentage"
    Else 
          Caption = "Normal view"
    End If

Apr 21st, 2004, 10:15 AM
D12Bit

thanks...
but that also changes the caption on the form...

and I need it to remain the same...
that's how it works in FlashFXP and that's exactly how I would desire to be :)
Apr 21st, 2004, 11:13 AM
MartinLiss

Re: Keep form caption ...but change Taskbar caption...how?

Quote:

Originally posted by D12Bit
I want to keep the Form caption as is...but kind of need that the button in the TaskBar shows the percentage of completion of a task... since it'll be sometimes working in the background

this is just like it happends in the application FlashFXP ...in the main it shows the app.caption and the FTP where I'm logged and in the TaskBar it shows the percentage of the file being retrieved and total time to finish...

I just need to find out the ...How to do it... been searching here in general and in the API section but all (that I've found) reffers to borderless or without titlebar forms ...

Thanks in advance for any lead provided!

What do you mean by "in the background"? Can it be seen? If not then I don't understand what's wrong with brucevde's suggestion.
Apr 21st, 2004, 02:29 PM
D12Bit

in the background as in: another form is on top of the one that I'm talking about...

and...
this solution could also be if the form has the focus or not...

but still will have the same issue ... in the title of the form I need certain information...like what ip is conected to ... and in the taskbar the progress information ... because I can have several instances of it ...(same as FlashFXP)
Apr 23rd, 2004, 06:04 PM
D12Bit

and searching, and searching ...

still haven't found a slightest clue on the net ... but ... the hope still exists :D
Apr 23rd, 2004, 06:26 PM
jdc2000

It may not be possible, I think that there is probably only one caption that is used in both instances. However, you can do what I did: Add the percentage of completion to either the beginning or the end of the existing caption while the program is processing.
Apr 23rd, 2004, 06:29 PM
MartinLiss

I just had a thought - what about using the system tray for your progress information?
Apr 23rd, 2004, 08:14 PM
BuggyProgrammer

flash fxp probably has two windows, one hidden. The hidden one is the one shown in the tray. Through some subclassing, it would make it seem like it belongs to the real window. This would allow a different caption for the window and the taskbar button.
Apr 23rd, 2004, 10:43 PM
D12Bit

Quote:

Originally posted by jdc2000
It may not be possible, I think that there is probably only one caption that is used in both instances. However, you can do what I did: Add the percentage of completion to either the beginning or the end of the existing caption while the program is processing.

had to be the beggining ...because if the caption is long enough ...it'll get converted to three little dots :)

Quote:

Originally posted by MartinLiss
I just had a thought - what about using the system tray for your progress information?

that might be the resource to use in the end :D

Quote:

Originally posted by BuggyProgrammer
flash fxp probably has two windows, one hidden. The hidden one is the one shown in the tray. Through some subclassing, it would make it seem like it belongs to the real window. This would allow a different caption for the window and the taskbar button.

Not to thrilled to get into that ... I might keep it simple after all...
it's a shame it'll really enhance the information flow for my app ...

Thanks! ... i'll keep checking just in case :thumb:

If I am not missing something, isn't this what you are trying to
accomplish. Form1 caption remains the same and the form
caption in the taskbar showing a percentage or something. Use
two forms and the first one is the main form with the
.ShowInTaskBar = False and the second form's .ShowInTaskBar =
True. Change form2 caption like percentage changing etc.
VB Code:
Option Explicit
'FORM1.SHOWINTASKBAR = FALSE
'NEED A TIMER - TIMER1 INTERVAL OF 1000
Private miPercent As Double
Private mbShown As Boolean
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    miPercent = 0
    mbShown = False
    Form1.Caption = "This is Form1's static caption"
    Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    miPercent = miPercent + 1
    Form2.Caption = miPercent & "% Done"
    Form1.Show
    'MOVE FORM OFF OF SCREEN
    If mbShown = False Then
        Form2.Show vbModeless, Me
        Form2.Move -10000, -10000
        Form1.Show
        mbShown = True
    End If
End Sub
Form2 is just for the taskbar percentage caption.
Handel the click on the taskbar by minimizing the form2 thus re-
activating form1. The user can not activate form2.
VB Code:
Option Explicit
'FORM2.SHOWINTASKBAR = TRUE
Private Sub Form_Activate()
    Form2.WindowState = vbMinimized
    Form1.Show
End Sub
Is this right???
Just some basic logic. I'm sure with some subclassing you can make it cleaner.

Edit. Just realized that buggy suggested something similar.

Apr 24th, 2004, 09:32 AM
D12Bit

yes...thanks! ...

I guess that's the better approach ... thanks to both :thumb: