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LiquidCode

Is there a way to remove a button from the taskbar (and put it back) without distryoing the running application? I have an app that I want to hide, but when it is hidden the button is still on the taskbar.

Thanks

Mac · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:37 pm Post subject:

Not sure this will help your situation, but I think the
SMALLCAPS style doesn't use a taskbar button. Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

LiquidCode · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

The app I am hiding is not a VDS app. so that will not work. Thanks though. Anyone else have any ideas?

Skit3000 · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject:

You could use Mac' idea a bit. Make an invisible window which does have a taskbar button. If it is active, let it put the second window (without a taskbar button with a kind of 'smallcaps' style) on top. Garrett once made a little VDS example for such a thing, so I guess you should be able to convert it to the programming language of your choose... Smile

CodeScript · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 4:59 pm Post subject:

LiquidCode I think U can use SetWindowLong to add or remove the WS_EX_APPWINDOW style bit.

LiquidCode · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 7:12 pm Post subject:

Let me clarify a bit. I want to control an application that I didn't write with a VDS app that will hide the app to the system try and remove the task bar icon. Then restore it when I click on the tray icon. Any clearer? Sorry for the mix up. I didn't write the program that I want to hide.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Does the program have a standard interface? If not, if it's something like
Winamp or something, it might have a different window for the taskbar
button than the main window - I would recommend doing some more
investigation with Window Spy. Smile

LiquidCode · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject:

Bingo!!

That was it! Thanks for the tip. I'm sure I would have found it eventually. Wink

LOL.