Popup Notifications from Windows Tray

[Scott Slater]

In Windows XP aps like the Java Runtime will occasionally popup a notification telling you that there is a new version of the software available or something of that sort. Also Windows will use the same type of popup to alert you that your system firewall or virus scanner is not working properly. Is there an API to create these popups or are they just custom windows created by the aps?

-Scott

[Paul Purvis]

using spybot and ccleaner you can remove some of the programs that startup, java update is one of these programs you can disable.
i believe java just runs once on logins then after checking a web site, unloads if no updates are available or prompts you to download new updates.


Other pops up are placed there by services, i am pretty sure.
I would presume the service just calls another program that pops up, while the service continues on.

[Kev Peel]

Paul, Scott was asking how to add these to an application, not remove them from the system.

Scott,
Yes, you can add these new style notifications to the system tray by setting the version and using the new NOTIFYICONDATA5 structure available on Windows 2000/IE 5 systems and later. I recommend modding the "Tray" example in PB's samples folder to use the new version so you can see how it works before adding it to your app.

Note that if your application will need to run on an OS older than Windows 2000/IE 5, you will have to use the older NOTIFYICONDATA structure instead.

MSDN link for the new structure: NOTIFYICONDATA Structure ()

[Roger Garstang]

Only one balloon can appear down there too, so if any of those others are popped up they won't see yours. Might want to use the standard tooltips/balloons and position them where you want. My Tooltip function in my contest entry can be used like this. The Balloon Style 2 can make a static balloon that can be closed when clicked on or when the Close X is clicked. I'll see if I can toss together an example like I used in one of my previous applications using this.

[Pierre Bellisle]

Hey Scott,

Here is what I got...

#COMPILE EXE '#Win 8.04#
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE  "Win32Api.Inc" '#2005-01-27#
 
%PopUpBaloon        = 201
%PopUpDialogShow    = 202
%PopUpDialogHide    = 203
%PopUpEnd           = 204
%WM_TRAYICON        = 501 + %WM_USER
 
%NOTIFYICON_VERSION = 5
'______________________________________________________________________________
 
CALLBACK FUNCTION DlgProc
 LOCAL  pt           AS POINTAPI
 STATIC nfIconData   AS NOTIFYICONDATA5
 STATIC hInstance    AS DWORD
 STATIC hIcon        AS DWORD
 STATIC hPopup       AS DWORD
 STATIC zBaloon      AS ASCIIZ * 255
 STATIC zBaloonTitle AS ASCIIZ * 63
 
 SELECT CASE CBMSG
   CASE %WM_INITDIALOG
     nfIconData.cbSize           = SIZEOF(nfIconData)
     nfIconData.hwnd             = CBHNDL
     hInstance                   = GetModuleHandle(BYVAL 0)
     nfIconData.uID              = hInstance
     nfIconData.uFlags           = %NIF_ICON OR %NIF_MESSAGE OR %NIF_TIP OR %NIF_INFO
     nfIconData.uCallbackMessage = %WM_TRAYICON
     nfIconData.hIcon            = LoadIcon(%NULL, BYVAL MAKLNG(%IDI_INFORMATION, 0))
     nfIconData.szTip            = "Tray program"
     zBaloon                     = "Tray baloon"
     nfIconData.szInfo           = zBaloon
     nfIconData.uTimeout         = 10000 'Usually: min 10 secs. - max 30 secs.
     zBaloonTitle                = "Tray baloon title"
     nfIconData.szInfoTitle      = zBaloonTitle
     nfIconData.dwInfoFlags      = %NIIF_INFO OR %NIIF_NOSOUND
     Shell_NotifyIcon %NIM_ADD, BYVAL VARPTR(nfIconData)
 
     'uTimeout become uVersion when Shell_NotifyIcon send a NIM_SETVERSION message
     'Zero for Win95, %NOTIFYICON_VERSION for 2000/XP, %NOTIFYICON_VERSION_4 for Vista
     nfIconData.uTimeout = %NOTIFYICON_VERSION
     Shell_NotifyIcon %NIM_SETVERSION, BYVAL VARPTR(nfIconData)
     nfIconData.uTimeout = 10000 'Put back 10 secs. for future call
 
     MENU NEW POPUP TO hPopup
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "&Baloon", %PopUpBaloon, %MF_ENABLED
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "-", 0, %MF_ENABLED
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "&Show dialog", %PopUpDialogShow, %MF_ENABLED
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "&Hide dialog", %PopUpDialogHide, %MF_ENABLED OR %MF_CHECKED
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "-", 0, %MF_ENABLED
     MENU ADD STRING, hPopup, "&Quit", %PopUpEnd, %MF_ENABLED
 
   CASE %WM_TRAYICON
     SELECT CASE LOWRD(CBLPARAM)
 
       CASE %WM_LBUTTONUP, %WM_RBUTTONUP
         GetCursorPos pt
         SetForegroundWindow CBHNDL
         TrackPopupMenu hPopup, %TPM_RightALIGN OR %TPM_BOTTOMALIGN OR %TPM_RIGHTBUTTON, _
                        pt.x, pt.y, 0, CBHNDL, BYVAL 0
 
       CASE %WM_LBUTTONDOWN
       CASE %WM_RBUTTONDOWN
       CASE %NIN_BALLOONSHOW
       CASE %NIN_BALLOONHIDE
       CASE %NIN_BALLOONTIMEOUT
 
       CASE %NIN_BALLOONUSERCLICK
         WinBeep 750, 50
         WinBeep 550, 50
 
     END SELECT
 
 
   CASE %WM_COMMAND
     SELECT CASE LOWRD(CBWPARAM)
 
       CASE %PopUpBaloon
         Shell_NotifyIcon %NIM_MODIFY, BYVAL VARPTR(nfIconData) 'Show baloon
 
       CASE %PopUpDialogHide
         CheckMenuItem hPopUp, %PopUpDialogHide, %MF_CHECKED
         CheckMenuItem hPopUp, %PopUpDialogShow, %MF_UnCHECKED
         ShowWindow CBHNDL, %SW_HIDE
         FUNCTION = 1
         EXIT FUNCTION
 
       CASE %PopUpDialogShow
         CheckMenuItem hPopUp, %PopUpDialogHide, %MF_UnCHECKED
         CheckMenuItem hPopUp, %PopUpDialogShow, %MF_CHECKED
         ShowWindow CBHNDL, %SW_RESTORE
         FUNCTION = 1
         EXIT FUNCTION
 
       CASE %PopUpEnd
         DIALOG END CBHNDL
 
     END SELECT
 
   CASE %WM_DESTROY
     Shell_NotifyIcon %NIM_DELETE, BYVAL VARPTR(nfIconData)
 
 END SELECT
 
END FUNCTION
'______________________________________________________________________________
 
FUNCTION PBMAIN
 LOCAL hDlg AS DWORD
 
 DIALOG NEW %HWND_DESKTOP, "Baloon tray", , ,160, 80, %WS_SYSMENU OR %WS_MINIMIZEBOX TO hDlg
 DIALOG SHOW STATE hDlg, %SW_HIDE
 DIALOG SHOW MODAL hDlg CALL DlgProc
 
END FUNCTION
'______________________________________________________________________________

[Scott Slater]

Thanks for the info guys. I will look at the MSDN info and the code provided here. The reason I am asking is because I am in the middle of putting together a new ap, and thought this would be a neat little feature.

Thanks again!