Question

I’m writing a system tray app for Windows (with much info gleaned from this thread). I have the ContextMenu working – you can right click and execute functions that way.

I want to have a modern, rich interface pop up on a left click, however, much like most of the built in Windows 7 (and possibly Vista) tray icons have. By this I refer to the Aero lining, and apparent ability to add seemingly arbitrary controls (e.g. volume slider, network chooser).

I’m not really sure where to start. Is it a matter of creating a “normal” window and restricting it heavily? If so, how? (If it comes down to Windows Forms vs. WPF, the latter is preferable).

Answer 1

For what it’s worth, you can display anything you like when you receive the mouse click on your notification icon. Usually it’s a pop-up menu, but you could show a window instead.