Question

I have created an application that runs in the taskbar. When a user clicks the application it pops up etc. What I would like is similar functionality to that in MSN when one of my friends logs in. Apparently this is know as a toast popup? I basically want something to popup from every 20 minutes toast style fom the application in the taskbar.

My existing application is winforms based written in C# with .net 3.5

Answer 1

This is pretty simple. You just need to set window in off-screen area and animate it’s position until it is fully visible. Here is a sample code:

public partial class Form1 : Form {     private Timer timer;     private int startPosX;     private int startPosY;      public Form1()     {         InitializeComponent();         // We want our window to be the top most         TopMost = true;         // Pop doesn't need to be shown in task bar         ShowInTaskbar = false;         // Create and run timer for animation         timer = new Timer();         timer.Interval = 50;         timer.Tick += timer_Tick;     }      protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)     {         // Move window out of screen         startPosX = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width - Width;         startPosY = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height;         SetDesktopLocation(startPosX, startPosY);         base.OnLoad(e);         // Begin animation         timer.Start();     }      void timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)     {         //Lift window by 5 pixels         startPosY -= 5;          //If window is fully visible stop the timer         if (startPosY < Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Height - Height)             timer.Stop();         else            SetDesktopLocation(startPosX, startPosY);     } }