IM/Website Project Communication

Some time ago I made this Wizard form
I think it could be useful for our project

I am here for the meeting and I see no one online ... :confused: :confused:

I have my server up at https://24.254.149.152

However, it's currently only on when I'm using it. ;)

Didnt work here

hmmm...works fine for me

humm not here lol

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Originally posted by eiSecure
The source is included in a zip file. Just decrypt w/ Secure-It! 2002, same password, and unzip.

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Please, is there no alternative than to use Secure-It! 2002? I don't have it installed.

:D....I think I'm obviousely biased about it...:p ;)

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Originally posted by eiSecure
I have my server up at https://24.254.149.152

However, it's currently only on when I'm using it. ;)

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Okay, try it again...

It was http:// instead of https://....my bad:D :)

Anyone here online right now??

yeah i am online

Okay, I've got a question.

I'm in the process of making the preferences form right now.

I have a tabbed dialog, but I don't know what tabs we need.

So far, I've got General, Privacy, and Chat Preferences.

Are there any suggestions for any more tabs?
What options should be put under those tabs?

Option about sound, about person who can see me online or not, option for text effect ( type, bold ... ).

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Option about sound, about person who can see me online or not, option for text effect ( type, bold ... ).

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something who gonna show ip or not, preference to the folder who you want to download.

That can be cool if all person can have his personnal icon ( 16x16 or 32 x 32 ) in the chat room ( not each line of type but like AIM in the left corner) I dont know I know person like when they can personalize think :)

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Originally posted by DaoK
That can be cool if all person can have his personnal icon ( 16x16 or 32 x 32 ) in the chat room ( not each line of type but like AIM in the left corner) I dont know I know person like when they can personalize think :)

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...Your grammer lost me there...;):D:)

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Originally posted by DaoK


something who gonna show ip or not, preference to the folder who you want to download.

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Since we're going to use a P2P connection, I don't think there's a point to that, since if someone is using a packetsniffer, they'll find out the IP anyways, and I doubt we can prevent that. :p

We can have like an image ( logo like vbforums ) to represent each person. You know like Mplayer had, or AIM. When you go in preference you can choose / add a image and it show the image when you go in a chat room.

Yeah, I guess we could do that, but first of all, we need a server up with scripts to process the login/out and to initiate chat sessions.

Ya! I will be more usefull to test it with you ;) for moment I just chill out and do nothing :rolleyes:

or...

You could tell me how do change the ShowInTaskbar property at runtime! :D

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ShowInTaskbar

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me.showintasbar = true


:)

module :

VB Code:

Public Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias _
  "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias _
  "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, _
  ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd _
  As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long
  
Public Const SW_HIDE = 0
Public Const SW_SHOW = 5
  
Public Const GWL_EXSTYLE = (-20)
Public Const WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW = &H80&
  
Public Sub setShowInTaskbar(Visible As Boolean, hwnd As Long)
    Dim L As Long
    L = ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_HIDE)
    DoEvents
    L = SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, IIf(Visible, -WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))
    DoEvents
    L = ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_SHOW)
End Sub

Form :

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
   Call setShowInTaskbar(True, Me.hwnd)
End Sub
  
Private Sub Command2_Click()
   Call setShowInTaskbar(False, Me.hwnd)
End Sub

Wow...:D

...that doesn't use subclassing, right?

Nope.

All it does is set the form to a toolbox.

I go sleep please guys give me a little thing to do this week :cool:

Anyone got other/better code for changing the ShowInTaskbar property at runtime???:confused: :confused:

I will search but can I know why it's so important and why me.showintasbar = true do not the job?

Well, first of all, I need it because in our IM, since it needs to have the ability to be in the system tray when it minimizes, it still shows an icon in the taskbar.

Secondly, the ShowInTaskbar property is read-only at runtime because Windows creates a "hook" on it (hmm....wrong term, but anyhow...) at the beginning of the loading process, before the form is shown.

By the way, when are we going to have our next meeting??

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since it needs to have the ability to be in the system tray when it minimizes, it still shows an icon in the taskbar.

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I already tryed systemtray and my program was show only in systemtray and no in the tasbar.

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Secondly, the ShowInTaskbar property is read-only at runtime because Windows creates a "hook" on it (hmm....wrong term, but anyhow...) at the beginning of the loading process, before the form is shown.

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Little Turtle might know how to do it.

And about the meeting, last time I never see someone online ( saterday at 8pm last weekend ).

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Originally posted by DaoK


I already tryed systemtray and my program was show only in systemtray and no in the tasbar.



Little Turtle might know how to do it.

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...I already got the system tray working.

I searched but I did not see anycode tonight for your thing. Maybe an api can do the job :)
GoodNight

just try setting the me.visible property to false if you want to hide it and set it back to true as soon as it is going to be shown.
To make the the form disapear from the taskbar automatically check me.windowstate ( you can do this in the Form_Resize procedure). Don't forget to set the Windowstate Property back to the normal value as soon as somebody clicks on the systray icon.
BTW: I hope we use API for the systray :eek:
BTW: School started over again this monday. So I'll have less time for being online :(

Andreas, that doesn't really work, since the windowstate just specifies if the window is normal, minimized, maximized, etc.

Eisecure don't bug on that detail for moment, maybe the Turtle will found the solution if he will log a day :D

Yeah, I'm not. I'm continuing with the preferences page. (You wouldn't believe how long it takes to make it look "right"). :D

By the way, check out http://www.eisecure.com/forums.htm

You have to CHECK the WindowState only.
This is only necessary to find out if the window should be hidden.
Set the Visible property to FALSE to make the window disappear from the taskbar and IT REALLY WORKS. Some time ago I wrote program for a firm which is loaded at windows startup and the hides itself from screen and taskbar, beeing shown in the Systray.
Now, DO WE USE API FOR THE SYSTRAY?

Sorry. :(

Yes, currently, we're using the API for the system tray.