System tray icon for application

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Would it be possible to add an option to let the user minimize the app to the system tray?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by linds...@gmail.com on 3 Apr 2013 at 9:09

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I also would like this feature. I want to build desktop widgets based on your project.

Original comment by speedy1...@gmail.com on 17 May 2013 at 8:17

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Two points of reference for anyone attempting this feat:

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/74/Adding-Icons-to-the-System-Tray

http://bobobobo.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/adding-an-icon-system-tray-win32-c/

Original comment by ga...@approachfoundation.org on 23 Oct 2013 at 7:17

[GoogleCodeExporter]

It is still open for discussion what system tray functionality should be implemented. For what I see that would be needed is:

1. A dictionary option in settings.json like "tray_menu", that would define elements in the tray menu and their corresponding command identifiers. For example:

   tray_menu = {
   "Action 1": "command1",
   "Action 2": "command2"
   }

2. Javascript bindings need to be created for communication between system tray and application. When "Action 1" is clicked, a javascript code would be executed in main browser window, something like "SystemTray_CommandCallback("command1")". You would need to define that js function on your webpage to intercept executed commands from system tray.

3. From javascript, you can communicate with PHP scripts by using XMLHttpRequest. This is already possible.

4. Probably some javascript API would be needed. A "PhpDesktop" object would be available in javascript that would have functions like: MaximizeWindow(), MinimizeWindow(), RestoreWindow(), MinimizeToTray(). I don't know what exactly is needed, haven't though too much about it.

Please share with us your use cases for the system tray, so we can decide what API would need to be added to PHP Desktop.

Original comment by czarek.t...@gmail.com on 20 Jan 2014 at 1:47

• Changed state: Accepted

[GoogleCodeExporter]

See Tray API in Node-Webkit: https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Tray
See also "Minimize to tray" example: https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Minimize-to-tray

Original comment by czarek.t...@gmail.com on 16 Feb 2014 at 3:48

[Macwilcy]

Hello,

How can we change the 'Elephant task bar Icon' to a custom icon ?

Thank you

[gabizz]

Macwilcy: I think this question has been answered before... anyway... just use Resource Hacker to change the icon. ;)

[cztomczak]

Release Candidate 31.10 added option to minimize to system tray, see the above commit for the new options.

[codelarky]

A tool tip showing the application title when the mouse hovers over the icon in the tray will be a small, but useful feature.
Thanks.

[cztomczak]

Now with the "minimize_to_tray" option available it would be useful to be able to start php desktop minimized. For example when app needs to run in background and auto start on Windows boot. This could be accomplished by introducing a command-line flag to start app minimized eg phpdesktop-chrome.exe --start-minimized. With this flag and "minimize_to_tray" set to True app would start and show only in system tray.

[Eduqii]

replace icon with resource hacker keeps showing 'out of memory'.