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This has nothing to do with Skype but it still is an excellent example of ALL the things you can do with NotifyIcon and the Taskbar.

Every possible combination of NotifyIcon, Taskbar, Mouse clicks, both double and single are support as well as the ability to use mutilple Context Menus, or share the same Context Menu that Form1 uses for NotifyIcon as well. Restricted Program logic as well as invisibility is supported ihn this example.

Microsoft ClickOnce Technology is used for deployment from this web site which also includes Automatic-Updates using ClickOne Technology as well.

The Project was done in Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition which is FREE. The entire project including source code is available as well as Project templates that include comments or no comments so that you can build projects from the TheNotifyIconExample.

All settings are done using Project User Properties. This example uses C# version 3.0 and .NET 3.5 (SP1) which are both the latest versions from Microsoft.

Simply Click the picture below to install TheNotifyIconExample using ClickOnce Technology. Once Installed, links are available on TheNotifyIconExample Form1. TheNotifyIconExample can be uninstalled at anytime using the Add Remove Programs Icon from your Windows Control Panel.

Click Here To install TheNotifyIconExample

NotifyIconExample demonstates the Following:

1. How to start up minimized or normal with and without a NotifyIcon or Taskbar item.

2. ALL possible combinations of NotifyIcon with or without a taskbar.

3. How to make your program invisible, no NotifiyIocn, no Taskbar, at program startup.

4. How to disable Right-Click on NotifyIcon.

5. How to customize both single and double clicks left and right mouse clicks on NotifyIcon.

6. How to created restricted and totally restricted Exit logic with and without Notifyicon.

7. Dynamic Context Menu Item support.

8. How to share Context Menus with NotifyIcon and your Form.

9. How to support multiple Context Menus with NotifyIcon and Form1.

10. Microsoft ClickOnce technology for deployment and Automatic updates to your application.

I have seen many NotifyIcon examples in the past, however none of them have shown how to use project settings to support all possible combinations of NotifyIcon and Taskbar logic that is capable of being supported. Combine that with showing examples of sharing and using different Context Menus, as well as startup logic for minimized and normal form display, restrictive Exit logic, GUI invisibility and package that all up in an project template that you can use and modify for all your future projects makes this example unique.

Conflicting or overlapping project user setting logic is not included, other than setting anything that would make you accidentally invisible is avoided in this example. My suggestion is play with all the setting combinations so that you can get familiar with them and for each project you have use the combinations of settings that applies to that project.

Click here for an article at MSDN Code Gallery about this example

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