Tray icon - Page 3

brainsucker · 19th September 2003, 12:35

bright idea Kichik

I'll check and update a bit later...

brainsucker · 19th September 2003, 17:38

Fixed. Now uses 16x16 as default icon size. The previous behaviour could be selected by '.' flag before f, s, or i.

kichik · 20th September 2003, 09:40

Uploaded.

Afrow UK · 20th September 2003, 09:46

My icon file has a 16x16 icon in it too, but it shows up correctly on the older dll.
Maybe it's the program you used to create the icon.
Also, I'm sure the order of the icons inside the file can affect which icon(s) is used.

-Stu

Yathosho · 17th August 2005, 18:19

would it be possible to add a flag, that minimizes the installer to the tray when one clicks on the minimize icon?

flyakite · 12th December 2005, 19:14

Would it be possible to add a feature that when you click on the balloon it calls a function? I have a balloon tip appear when an app. is run silently, and I would like that when you click on the tip it shows a message box asking the user if they would like to restart.

BioDuo · 22nd February 2006, 12:31

Quote:

Originally posted by flyakite
Would it be possible to add a feature that when you click on the balloon it calls a function?

I would love so such an option.

I think I found a bug:
When I run NotifyIcon::Icon /NOUNLOAD in the .onInit or with SilentInstall enabled, at the moment the mouse goes over the trayicon, it simply disappears.

Afrow UK · 22nd February 2006, 13:14

I think it's already mentioned in this topic (or in the readme I can't remember) but you can't call the plugin in .onInit because at that point the GUI has not been initialised yet. Notification icons are tied with a Windows GUI and therefore you should call the plugin while the window is in memory - in .onGUIInit. Also, to remove it call in .onGUIEnd.

-Stu

rmccue · 22nd February 2006, 19:23

Where does it access the icon from?
With the default it works but not with my custom one
Does the icon need to be extracted with File

Afrow UK · 22nd February 2006, 20:07

If you don't specify the default icon (105) you specify a full path to an icon file which logically you'd need to extract

.

-Stu

rmccue · 23rd February 2006, 05:09

Instead of using X:\t could I use \t ?

Afrow UK · 23rd February 2006, 14:19

Just extract the icon to $PLUGINSDIR and give it that path.

-Stu

rmccue · 25th February 2006, 02:22

Still doesn't work
I have extracted to C:\icon.ico
but still doesn't work
Using
NotifyIcon::Icon /NOUNLOAD "fpb" "C:\icon.ico" "START" "Balloon!" "Cool!"

rmccue · 25th February 2006, 03:04

Oops
Working now
Forgot to add y

rmccue · 25th February 2006, 05:18

When you use this in conjuction with wansis, the skin window stays up.
Is there a way to fix this???

stevelam · 25th February 2006, 14:04

Quote:

Originally posted by rmccue
When you use this in conjuction with wansis, the skin window stays up.
Is there a way to fix this???

Hey rmccue I knew it would be you when I saw the topic title on the NSIS homepage!

rmccue · 25th February 2006, 21:12

Hi Steve
But can anyone answer my q?

rmccue · 26th February 2006, 19:21

Maybe call a custom function on minimize and maximize

BioDuo · 21st March 2006, 08:33

My program notfies the user if something happens and displays it in a balloon (yeah,.. really! :P)

But I want that if the user click on the balloon a certain action is performed, how do I do that?

Afrow UK · 21st March 2006, 17:14

There isn't a way I'm afraid.

-Stu

Mr Inches · 23rd March 2006, 20:12

So I wonder how that (annoying) "Take the Windows Tour" balloon and the "Windows Update" ballon do it then, they launch Wizards/applications when you click on them...

I think this is the functionality that is sought.

I might take a look, it would be interesting to know its done.

Duncan

Afrow UK · 23rd March 2006, 21:28

There is no way via a run-time plugin to call an internal NSIS function from some event. For this to be possible we'd need modifications to the original NSIS source code, or perhaps when compiler plugin support is added this will be possible. I doubt it will get implemented because this would add to installer overhead no doubt.

-Stu

kichik · 23rd March 2006, 21:55

Actually, you can already call NSIS functions from plug-ins. ExecuteCodeSegment is exported to plug-ins through the extra_parameters structure passed on as the fifth function argument. However, the scripting engine is not multi-threaded, so it's up to the plug-in to synchronize it.

rmccue · 24th March 2006, 22:38

Anyway, how would I get it to shrink the wansis window? I'm using FindWindow, ShowWindow in a custom function.

zeeh3 · 20th May 2008, 12:27

I need some help here... the plugin doesn't allow me to HideWindow and I can't get "p" nor "!p" params to work with the NotifyIcon.nsi that comes in zip file (v0.2).

Alfaromeo · 18th May 2010, 07:25

I need to show the system tray icon during an upgrade process. The upgrade will be triggered using the silent switch to make it silent.
Is this feasible using the NotifyIcon plugin ? If not what are my options.

Afrow UK · 18th May 2010, 11:30

It's been a while since I looked at the code but it probably doesn't show any notification icon if the installer is silent. If that is the case you would need to modify the plugin to allow a force show option or something that overrides this behaviour. If you don't use the plugin you'll be using System with a lot of SendMessage lines (which the Win32 macros use internally) so it'd be pretty painful.

Stu

Alfaromeo · 18th May 2010, 12:27

Yes it is a nice switch to have because on silent , this can be a kind of notification to the user .
I'm surely in dire need of this.

hugo_ht · 13th August 2014, 10:58

Is there anyway to get this plugin to work with the Nsis Unicode version?

JasonFriday13 · 14th August 2014, 12:18

I've had a quick look, it looks easy enough but I can't promise anything.

JasonFriday13 · 15th August 2014, 10:47

So I've uploaded a new version to the wiki: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NotifyIcon_plug-in.

It has both ansi and unicode versions included, plus tweaks to the code so that it runs on x64 (yes, I did test the x64 build

).

Enjoy

.

JasonFriday13 · 15th September 2014, 09:57

So I've made another update, details:

v0.4, Removed msvcr*.dll dependency, extra tweaks to unloading code.

Available at: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NotifyIcon_plug-in.

Marshallx7 · 21st November 2016, 13:29

There is an issue with the plugin when the installer is launched with a different SW_ value, for example, when I launch the installer with SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE and call NotifyIcon::Icon during onGUIInit or first page show the installer does not start minimized but instead starts visible.
This is because NotifyIcon calls ShowWindow, which discards the startup SW_ value.

As far as I can tell, NotifyIcon needs to call ShowWindow to affect the taskbar icon.
However, NSIS doesn't call ShowWindow until after onGUIInit, so startup value is not processed until then.

My C++ knowledge is limited, so I don't know whether or not there is a way to postpone calling ShowWindow, or if this is a feature that NSIS must provide.

EDIT: I think this maybe solely an NSIS limitation. See
https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1163/

20th September 2003, 09:40	#83
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17th August 2005, 18:19	#85
Yathosho Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: AT-DE Posts: 3,366	would it be possible to add a flag, that minimizes the installer to the tray when one clicks on the minimize icon? NSIS IDE for Atom \| NSIS for Visual Studio Code \| NSIS for Sublime Text \| NSIS.docset

23rd March 2006, 21:55	#103
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Actually, you can already call NSIS functions from plug-ins. ExecuteCodeSegment is exported to plug-ins through the extra_parameters structure passed on as the fifth function argument. However, the scripting engine is not multi-threaded, so it's up to the plug-in to synchronize it. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

13th August 2014, 10:58	#109
hugo_ht Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1	Unicode Is there anyway to get this plugin to work with the Nsis Unicode version?

14th August 2014, 12:18	#110
JasonFriday13 Major Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 916	I've had a quick look, it looks easy enough but I can't promise anything. "Only a MouseHelmet will save you from a MouseTrap" -Jason Ross (Me) NSIS 3 POSIX Ninja Wiki Profile

19th September 2003, 12:35	#81
brainsucker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minsk, Belarus Posts: 190	bright idea Kichik I'll check and update a bit later...

20th September 2003, 09:46	#84
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	My icon file has a 16x16 icon in it too, but it shows up correctly on the older dll. Maybe it's the program you used to create the icon. Also, I'm sure the order of the icons inside the file can affect which icon(s) is used. -Stu

12th December 2005, 19:14	#86
flyakite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 50	Would it be possible to add a feature that when you click on the balloon it calls a function? I have a balloon tip appear when an app. is run silently, and I would like that when you click on the tip it shows a message box asking the user if they would like to restart.

22nd February 2006, 13:14	#88
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	I think it's already mentioned in this topic (or in the readme I can't remember) but you can't call the plugin in .onInit because at that point the GUI has not been initialised yet. Notification icons are tied with a Windows GUI and therefore you should call the plugin while the window is in memory - in .onGUIInit. Also, to remove it call in .onGUIEnd. -Stu

22nd February 2006, 19:23	#89
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Where does it access the icon from? With the default it works but not with my custom one Does the icon need to be extracted with File

22nd February 2006, 20:07	#90
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	If you don't specify the default icon (105) you specify a full path to an icon file which logically you'd need to extract . -Stu

23rd February 2006, 05:09	#91
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Instead of using X:\t could I use \t ?

23rd February 2006, 14:19	#92
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Just extract the icon to $PLUGINSDIR and give it that path. -Stu

25th February 2006, 02:22	#93
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Still doesn't work I have extracted to C:\icon.ico but still doesn't work Using NotifyIcon::Icon /NOUNLOAD "fpb" "C:\icon.ico" "START" "Balloon!" "Cool!"

25th February 2006, 03:04	#94
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Oops Working now Forgot to add y

25th February 2006, 05:18	#95
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	When you use this in conjuction with wansis, the skin window stays up. Is there a way to fix this???

25th February 2006, 21:12	#97
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Hi Steve But can anyone answer my q?

26th February 2006, 19:21	#98
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Maybe call a custom function on minimize and maximize

21st March 2006, 08:33	#99
BioDuo Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 21	My program notfies the user if something happens and displays it in a balloon (yeah,.. really! :P) But I want that if the user click on the balloon a certain action is performed, how do I do that?

21st March 2006, 17:14	#100
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	There isn't a way I'm afraid. -Stu

23rd March 2006, 20:12	#101
Mr Inches Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 76	So I wonder how that (annoying) "Take the Windows Tour" balloon and the "Windows Update" ballon do it then, they launch Wizards/applications when you click on them... I think this is the functionality that is sought. I might take a look, it would be interesting to know its done. Duncan

23rd March 2006, 21:28	#102
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	There is no way via a run-time plugin to call an internal NSIS function from some event. For this to be possible we'd need modifications to the original NSIS source code, or perhaps when compiler plugin support is added this will be possible. I doubt it will get implemented because this would add to installer overhead no doubt. -Stu

24th March 2006, 22:38	#104
rmccue Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 71	Anyway, how would I get it to shrink the wansis window? I'm using FindWindow, ShowWindow in a custom function.

20th May 2008, 12:27	#105
zeeh3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 121	I need some help here... the plugin doesn't allow me to HideWindow and I can't get "p" nor "!p" params to work with the NotifyIcon.nsi that comes in zip file (v0.2).

18th May 2010, 07:25	#106
Alfaromeo Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73	I need to show the system tray icon during an upgrade process. The upgrade will be triggered using the silent switch to make it silent. Is this feasible using the NotifyIcon plugin ? If not what are my options.

18th May 2010, 11:30	#107
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	It's been a while since I looked at the code but it probably doesn't show any notification icon if the installer is silent. If that is the case you would need to modify the plugin to allow a force show option or something that overrides this behaviour. If you don't use the plugin you'll be using System with a lot of SendMessage lines (which the Win32 macros use internally) so it'd be pretty painful. Stu

18th May 2010, 12:27	#108
Alfaromeo Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 73	Yes it is a nice switch to have because on silent , this can be a kind of notification to the user . I'm surely in dire need of this.

15th August 2014, 10:47	#111
JasonFriday13 Major Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 916	So I've uploaded a new version to the wiki: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NotifyIcon_plug-in. It has both ansi and unicode versions included, plus tweaks to the code so that it runs on x64 (yes, I did test the x64 build ). Enjoy . "Only a MouseHelmet will save you from a MouseTrap" -Jason Ross (Me) NSIS 3 POSIX Ninja Wiki Profile

15th September 2014, 09:57	#112
JasonFriday13 Major Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 916	So I've made another update, details: v0.4, Removed msvcr*.dll dependency, extra tweaks to unloading code. Available at: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NotifyIcon_plug-in. "Only a MouseHelmet will save you from a MouseTrap" -Jason Ross (Me) NSIS 3 POSIX Ninja Wiki Profile

21st November 2016, 13:29	#113
Marshallx7 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 36	There is an issue with the plugin when the installer is launched with a different SW_ value, for example, when I launch the installer with SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE and call NotifyIcon::Icon during onGUIInit or first page show the installer does not start minimized but instead starts visible. This is because NotifyIcon calls ShowWindow, which discards the startup SW_ value. As far as I can tell, NotifyIcon needs to call ShowWindow to affect the taskbar icon. However, NSIS doesn't call ShowWindow until after onGUIInit, so startup value is not processed until then. My C++ knowledge is limited, so I don't know whether or not there is a way to postpone calling ShowWindow, or if this is a feature that NSIS must provide. EDIT: I think this maybe solely an NSIS limitation. See https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1163/ Last edited by Marshallx7; 21st November 2016 at 14:52.

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