Minimize to tray bar [modified]

[Ronni Marker]

Hi all, writing a small app that reads a registry setting and based on the content on that, should either show the form or hide it in the tray bar.

        RegistryKey masterKey = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey("SOFTWARE\\\\Policies\\\\OTM");
        if (masterKey != null)
        {
            if (masterKey.GetValue("Serial").ToString().Length == 36)
            {
                textBox1.Text = masterKey.GetValue("Serial").ToString();
                textBox1.Enabled = false;
                this.Hide();
            }
            else
            {
                textBox1.Enabled = true;
                this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
                this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
                this.Show();
            }
        }

unfortunately the window always stays open. Anyone who have a quick tip to what Im missing? I tried to include this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;, but that just minimized to app, but didnt hide it in the tray bar. - sorry writing error here. Meant didnt hide the form at all. At best it gets to be minimized in the lower left corner.

modified on Friday, November 6, 2009 4:27 AM

[Lost User]

How about set ShowInTaskbar = false ?

[Ronni Marker]

sorry i didnt mean the tray bay, but it is shown minimized in the left corner just above the traybar ifi i force the app to start minimized. ShowInTaskbar is already set to false.

[Ronni Marker]

Did a small change

        RegistryKey masterKey = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey("SOFTWARE\\\\Policies\\\\OTM");
        if (masterKey != null)
        {
            if (masterKey.GetValue("Serial").ToString().Length == 36)
            {
                textBox1.Text = masterKey.GetValue("Serial").ToString();
                textBox1.Enabled = false;
                **this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;**
                this.Hide();
            }
            else
            {
                textBox1.Enabled = true;
                this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
                this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
                this.Show();
            }
        }

plus included this:

    private void Form1\_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
        {
            Hide();
        }
    }

It is far from beautiful but it works for now...