system-tray

How to create a system tray popup message with python? (Windows)

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With the help of the pywin32 library you can use the following example code I found here: from win32api import * from win32gui import * import win32con import sys, os import struct import time class WindowsBalloonTip: def __init__(self, title, msg): message_map = { win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy, } # Register the Window class. wc = WNDCLASS() hinst … Read more

How can I make a .NET Windows Forms application that only runs in the System Tray?

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The code project article Creating a Tasktray Application gives a very simple explanation and example of creating an application that only ever exists in the System Tray. Basically change the Application.Run(new Form1()); line in Program.cs to instead start up a class that inherits from ApplicationContext, and have the constructor for that class initialize a NotifyIcon … Read more