minimize to system tray on Win NT

[Laudney Ren]

How can I make my Java GUI minimized to the system tray and when the user clicks the icon on the system tray, he can config the program??

[Nathan Pruett]

There's no built in way to do this in Java, since the Windows System Tray is a Windows only kind of thing and Java is built to run cross-platform... The only way you can do this is JNI ( or a third party library that uses it )... and this means that you lose the ability to run your program on other platforms.

-Nate

[Laudney Ren]

Thanks for your reply.
Then there are two ways I can deal with the problem:
1) Use VC++ to write the method used in minimize actionListner.
2) Use Java to create a flowing icon on the desktop.
Can you tell me what APIs can be used for the second purpose?

[Nathan Pruett]

I don't know what a flowing icon is... But here's a page that provides a ready-made library of windows functions accessed through JNI... so you don't have to write it yourself...

-Nate
[ January 18, 2002: Message edited by: Nathan Pruett ]

[Laudney Ren]

Nathan, thanks for your attention and invaluable URL.
BTW, after how many posts can I become a bartender?

[Nathan Pruett]

2,312,945







But really, ranch hand is the only post related title... bartenders and sherriffs are forum moderators. Bartenders can only moderate (i.e. move posts to appropriate formums, delete inappropriate posts, etc.) in their specific forum, while sherriffs can moderate any forum. New bartenders and sherriffs are nominated and voted on by existing bartenders and sherriffs. Most of the attributes that go into choosing new moderators are number of posts, general helpfulness, and knowledge of Java.

-Nate