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  1. Oct 9th, 2009, 09:22 AM #1
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    Post How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    Please Help!
    Its for a Learning Program, im making, its for my school...

    How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area like the Windows Vista TaskBar/Notification Area?
    What objects would i need to use, what codes would i need to use???


    (I'm making a application that looks like your desktop but its not a real desktop, but it edits REAL stuff in the openfiledialog & save)
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    Re: How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    You could just use a StatusStrip or perhaps a ToolStrip, depending on how much functionality you want to include and what you want the UI to look like. Maybe you could provide some more detail about exactly what behaviour and appearance you want. If you haven't thought that far ahead, now's the time.
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    Re: How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    Quote Originally Posted by jmcilhinney View Post
    You could just use a StatusStrip or perhaps a ToolStrip, depending on how much functionality you want to include and what you want the UI to look like. Maybe you could provide some more detail about exactly what behaviour and appearance you want. If you haven't thought that far ahead, now's the time.
    Well, You your Desktop... right.... i'm wanting the form to look like it... and do similar things...
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    Re: How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    Quote Originally Posted by McDollaz® View Post
    Well, You know your Desktop... right.... i'm wanting the form to look like it... and do similar things...
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    Re: How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    Is that as specific as you can be? If so then I think you need to spend a lot more time considering the design of your application.
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    Exclamation Re: How do I make a Taskbar / Notification Area....

    Quote Originally Posted by jmcilhinney View Post
    Is that as specific as you can be? If so then I think you need to spend a lot more time considering the design of your application.
    Heres is what i'v done,

    I'v created a DATABASED Login Form...

    (Still need the database code for making a new account and add the new account name/pass to the database...)

    And, i'v made a Local Time Clock,

    I'v made a notepad app, thats gonna be builtin to the start menu,

    I'v made a Web Browser..... also gonna be builtin to the start menu

    I'm in the process of making a menu... but first i need the taskbar & notification area bar
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