Use Notify Icon
Imports System Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices Imports System.Drawing Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.IO Public Class MainClass Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String()) Dim myform As New Form1() Application.Run(myform) End Sub End Class Public Class Form1 ' Display the stop icon. Private Sub radStop_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles radStop.Click nicStatus.Icon = New Icon("test.ico") End Sub ' Display the go icon. Private Sub radGo_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles radGo.Click nicStatus.Icon = New Icon("test.ico") End Sub End Class <Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _ Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then components.Dispose() End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub 'Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer 'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer 'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. 'Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _ Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container Me.nicStatus = New System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(Me.components) Me.radStop = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton Me.radGo = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton Me.SuspendLayout() ' 'nicStatus ' Me.nicStatus.Text = "NotifyIcon1" Me.nicStatus.Visible = True ' 'radStop ' Me.radStop.AutoSize = True Me.radStop.Checked = True Me.radStop.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16) Me.radStop.Name = "radStop" Me.radStop.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(43, 17) Me.radStop.TabIndex = 0 Me.radStop.Text = "Stop" ' 'radGo ' Me.radGo.AutoSize = True Me.radGo.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(112, 16) Me.radGo.Name = "radGo" Me.radGo.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(35, 17) Me.radGo.TabIndex = 1 Me.radGo.TabStop = False Me.radGo.Text = "Go" ' 'Form1 ' Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273) Me.Controls.Add(Me.radGo) Me.Controls.Add(Me.radStop) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "UseNotifyIcon" Me.ResumeLayout(False) Me.PerformLayout() End Sub Friend WithEvents nicStatus As System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon Friend WithEvents radStop As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton Friend WithEvents radGo As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton End Class
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