SYSTRAY Object
Updated: June 30, 2005

With DIM or CREATE of a SYSTRAY object in $APPTYPE GUI, a minimized
application appears in the systray.

Usage:  DIM/CREATE a SYSTRAY instance after the mainform is defined.

Examples below fit with

  DIM tray as SYSTRAY

Some methods (perform action; no return value) may be viewed as
"write-only properties."


METHODS    Description
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DblClick   tray.DblCLick = true  'restore window on double click
           tray.DblClick = false 'default, restore on single click

Enabled    tray.Enabled = true   'default, minimize to tray
           tray.Enabled = false  'optionally disables SYSTRAY Object

Icon       Sets tray icon when the application is minimized.
           Default is the mainform .Icon.

           tray.Icon = "icon2"  'icon2 is a $RESOURCE descriptor           

Restore    Restores window.  tray.Restore

SendTo     Minimizes window to tray.  tray.SendTo

Tip        Set hint-like text displayed with mouse over tray icon.
           .Tip text may be any string expression.  Default is null.

           tray.Tip = "HotBabe crowned Miss Compiler"


EVENTS     Description
~~~~~~     ~~~~~~~~~~~
OnRightClick
           Name of SUB or LABEL of subroutine containing a RETURN called
           on right click of minimized application icon in the systray.

           tray.OnRightCLick = tray_menu

           The POPUP statement might be used to display a popup menu in
           an .OnRightClick event procedure, such as tray_menu, above.


Copyright 2005 James J Keene PhD
Original Publication: June 30, 2005