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MikkoP
MikkoP

Reputation: 5092

System tray with Java

I've set my program to appear in the system tray by doing what Oracle told to do. My first question is about the icon. I have a lot of programs in the system tray and mine is hidden. Can I make it to show in the bar without needing to click the arrow in the tray?

I also figured out that I can display a message by calling trayIcon.displayMessage(title, content, icon). I wonder if I can change the outlook of the balloon in the way Skype has done it.

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Or do I need to use someting else do display a message? It should appear always in the front of all the applications and it shouldn't hinder other applications. For example if the user is playing a game, the information dialog shouldn't steal the focus from mouse and keyboard.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 512

Answers (2)

Werner Kvalem Vesterås
Werner Kvalem Vesterås

Reputation: 10346

Concerning your question regarding skinning. The SystemTray displayMessage balloon can not be customized in any way.

Upvotes: 0

burna
burna

Reputation: 2962

No you cant change the style of the baloon using the java systray mechanism. Skype doesnt use the java mechanism to show the systray. It is the systems task to style and display the baloon.

To show your icon, it is a windows configuration - when you click the arrow, there is a "customize" link, where you can configure which icons are displayed.

If you want to influence the style of the window, you need to implement your custom Frame that feels like and is positioned like a systray info window. And you would not use the Tray classes.

Upvotes: 3

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