On Jul 25, 9:43 pm, Joe Strout <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <1185388155.676130.215...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>
> Dan <dana.fr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > I have a Windows system tray application to convert to the Mac (like
> > the Google Mail notifier)...can I do this using RB, and if so, is
> > there some sample code available anywhere?
>
> Can you explain more what that's like? I'm picturing an application
> that lives you stick in the Dock, and which displays its status with the
> dock icon. If so, then yes: just make an app with no default window,
> and use Application.DockItem to access (draw to, etc.) the dock icon.
>
> If you also need to make the icon bounce to get the user's attention,
> then you'll need to make some declares to the Notification Manager --
> check Charles Yeoman's "I Declare" book, or search for those terms.
>
> Best,
> - Joe
>
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Joe, thanks for your reply...
....well, the icon for the GMail Notifier lives in the top OS X system
bar (not sure on the correct terminology as I'm a Windows man), and
this is where I would like the icon for my application to live also.
Is this possible in RB?
Thanks again.
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