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Pablo Negr

CBuilder Developer
Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:50:23 GMT

Hide Main Window at the start of the application

Hi all,

I have a Try Icon in the main window of my project.
I want to Hide the main window in the start of application (and Show it by
clicking the tray icon).
But I cant Hide the window, although his Visible property is set to false.
When Application->Run() is executed, the Visible property is changed to true.
Is it possible to Hide (Not minimize) the main window at the start of the
application?

thanks in advance.

 
Alisdair Meredit

CBuilder Developer
Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:48:50 GMT

Re:Hide Main Window at the start of the application


I guess you indended to post this to the VCL.components.using group, but
luckily I can supply the answer anyway!

Check out TApplication::ShowMainForm property in the online help.
Set this to false sometime before calling Application->Run().

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AlisdairM
Team Thai Kingdom

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Pablo Negri wrote:

> Hi all,

> I have a Try Icon in the main window of my project.
> I want to Hide the main window in the start of application (and Show it by
> clicking the tray icon).
> But I cant Hide the window, although his Visible property is set to false.
> When Application->Run() is executed, the Visible property is changed to true.
> Is it possible to Hide (Not minimize) the main window at the start of the
> application?

> thanks in advance.

Remy Lebeau [TeamB

CBuilder Developer
Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:48:22 GMT

Re:Hide Main Window at the start of the application


Open up the main project source file, and modify WinMain() to add in a call
to set Application->ShowMainForm = false just before calling
Applicarion->Run().

Also have a look at this article, it shows an example of exactly what you're
trying to do:

    Create forms that miminize or close to the system tray
    http://www.bcbdev.com/faqs/faq73.htm

Gambit

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> I have a Try Icon in the main window of my project.
> I want to Hide the main window in the start of application
> (and Show it by clicking the tray icon).
> But I cant Hide the window, although his Visible property is
> set to false. When Application->Run() is executed, the Visible
> property is changed to true. Is it possible to Hide (Not minimize)
> the main window at the start of the application?

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