http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/ The Technical Jibber Jabber of Steven Robbins Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Jeff Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:56:57 +0000 http://www.grumpydev.com/?p=132#comment-281 Yeah using Application.Run() without specifying a form is great until you need to gracefully close that process from another. In general the recommendation is to use CloseMainWindow but if you don't specify a main form in your NotifyIcon app then your process will not close. Yeah using Application.Run() without specifying a form is great until you need to gracefully close that process from another. In general the recommendation is to use CloseMainWindow but if you don’t specify a main form in your NotifyIcon app then your process will not close.

]]> http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/comment-page-1/#comment-132 srobbins Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:52:10 +0000 http://www.grumpydev.com/?p=132#comment-132 Sorry Andreas, I don't know what you mean? As soon as you press the alt key the menu closes (normally), not sure what you're getting at? Sorry Andreas, I don’t know what you mean? As soon as you press the alt key the menu closes (normally), not sure what you’re getting at?

]]> http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Andreas Zita Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:39:28 +0000 http://www.grumpydev.com/?p=132#comment-131 What happens if you open the contextmenu and then press alt+F9. The icon dissapers but the app is still running... how can this be avoided? What happens if you open the contextmenu and then press alt+F9. The icon dissapers but the app is still running… how can this be avoided?

]]> http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/comment-page-1/#comment-116 srobbins Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:47:53 +0000 http://www.grumpydev.com/?p=132#comment-116 Thanks for the tip. Thanks for the tip.

]]> http://www.grumpydev.com/2009/03/08/wpf-bootstrapping-notifyicon-shutdownmode-and-the-mysterious-vanishing-application/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Richard Gadsden Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:44:09 +0000 http://www.grumpydev.com/?p=132#comment-115 In your Shutdown procedure, it's a good idea to to this.SysTrayIcon.Visible = false; before the actual shutdown because otherwise there's a tendency for the SysTrayIcon to hang around in the notification area after the application has closed. Windows doesn't actually update the notification area all that frequently. In your Shutdown procedure, it’s a good idea to to this.SysTrayIcon.Visible = false; before the actual shutdown because otherwise there’s a tendency for the SysTrayIcon to hang around in the notification area after the application has closed. Windows doesn’t actually update the notification area all that frequently.

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