ActiveX System Tray Icon v1.1 (build
20 June, 98 | File: STI.OCX | Size: 33,792 bytes)
By Great Beard.
E-mail: grtbeard@geocities.com
Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4274
Download page: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/4274/download.htm
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This HTML-based help is designed for MS Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher versions (like
MSIE 5.0 Preview 1)
Description: This control allows you to display icon in the system tray. You could set icon in the Icon property, or load it from your file (ico, cur, ani). Note: ANI - loads only first frame in this version, but you could make it blink. Also you could choose predefined windows icons and cursors... Events support. Help file is included.
Properties Methods Events System requirements History (bugs, updates)
Property |
Data type | Description |
| BlinkDelay | Long | Defines the delay for blinking sequence. |
| Icon | (Icon) | This Icon is displayed in the system tray. |
| IconFile | String | Contains the file name (full, with drive and dir) which will be used for loading Icon. (if IconType = FromFile) |
| IconType | mouseconstants (Integer) | Sets the type of Icon (predefined windows icons and cursors; Custom - for Icon property, FromFile - for IconFile property). |
| IsBlinking | Boolean | Read only. Shows if Icon is blinking. |
| Loops | Integer | Defines the number of loops. |
| ToolTipText | String | Set the text string to be displayed as tooltip. |
| Method | Parameters | Description |
| AboutBox() | none | Displays AboutBox. |
| Appear | none | Displays Icon in the system tray. |
| Blink | none | Makes icon blink. Call again to stop blinking. |
| MoveRight | none | Moves icon to the right position in icon raw. |
| Remove | none | Removes icon from the system tray. |
| Event | Parameters | Description |
| BlinkDone | Loops as Integer | Occurs when mouse appears over the button. |
| Break | ErrCode as Integer, Errmsg
as String. 1, "Image isn't of icon or cursor type" 2, "Error initializing timer." 3, "Error killing timer." 4, "Icon already is in the system tray." 5, "Error loading from file." |
Occurs when mouse leaves the button. |
| Click | none | The same as standard Click event. |
| DblClick | none | The same as standard DblClick event. |
| MouseOver | X as Long, Y as Long - screen-based coordinates. | Occurs when the mouse cursor is over the icon. |
| MousePress | Button as Integer Left button = 1, Rightbutton = 2, Middle button = 4. |
Occurs when one of the mouse buttons is released. |
| MouseRel | Button as Integer | Occurs when one of the mouse buttons is released. |
| StopBlink | none | Occurs if the number of blinks = Loops (not for Loops = 0). |
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System requirements:
- Windows 95/NT
- MFC DLLs (mfc42.dll, msvcrt.dll, oleaut32.dll, ...)
| Version | Date (dd/mm/yy) | Description |
| 1.1 | 20/06/98 |
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| 1.0 | 25/05/98 | The fisrt release. |