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Put an icon to the tray
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Title: Put an icon to the tray
This example shows, how to draw application icon in the system tray. Icon in tray is not responding to any messages in this application. This icon is only picture, which appears, when application is running and hides, when application is closing.
Don't forget to add ShellAPI in uses chapter.
uses
ShellAPI;
...
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
MyIcon.cbSize:=SizeOf(MyIcon);
with MyIcon do
begin
Wnd:=Form1.Handle;
uID:=0;
uFlags:=NIF_ICON+NIF_TIP;
hIcon:=CopyIcon(Application.Icon.Handle);
end;
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, @MyIcon);
end;
procedure TForm1.FormDestroy(Sender: TObject);
begin
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_DELETE, @MyIcon);
end;
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