hiding the project's taskbar icon, but leaving...

[samibami]

hi there,

o.k, i got a program with a single form that acts like a popup notify(like messenger).what i need is a way to hide the project from the taskbar and still be able to see the popup message.the result would be a popup notifier with no taskbar trace.

reminder 1:the single form itself is the popup window!!
remainder 2:i'm well aware about use of WinMain function for hiding the entire project,that is:

// Application->ShowMainForm = true;
// ShowWindow(Application->Handle, SW_HIDE);

but it hides everything! including the popup window (obvious)...

thanks 4 your help!!

 

[Totte]

This i above me and my knowledge but the obvious thing i see is:

Wouldn't it be possible to do a
ShowWindow(Application->Handle, SW_SHOW);
whenever it has to show it and a
ShowWindow(Application->Handle, SW_HIDE);
when it has to hide it?

Totte
Hardware level is my game.

 

[samibami]

the popup message will rise above the tray for 5 seconds and then would slide down exactly like the messenger's notify window (and i mean exactly!)
i don't want that in those 5 seconds a taskbar icon will appear.

you see now, i can't solve it the way use suggested.

a friend of mine (10x bubik) suggested to use a tray icon and make it invisible.but that would be the last thing i'll try.


by the way, nothing is above your knowledge.
you just haven't got there yet...

10x