Awhile back Jason Bingham wrote (on the win32-gui-users list):

Don't know how supported it is but this is what I had to do is call Win32::GUI::NotifyIcon::Modify directly (it is located in the GUI.xs file for those with the source). Example works off the click on the tray icon.

Don't forget to get the -id bit the same across all calls.... Other problem I came across was the limit of 63 chars for the -tip windows doesn't like it and the good doctor will come and visit if you make it too long.

- snipped example - 

      Win32::GUI::NotifyIcon::Modify(
         $win, 
         -id => 1, 
         -icon => $icoDis, 
         -tip => "Not Recording",

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I would imagine this is the most "correct" way of changing the icon.

Also, you can't sleep() within a Win32::GUI program, that will freeze the UI for the user.

What you do is call Win32::GUI::Dialog(), then wait for some event to happen. There is a timer control. Return -1 from an event handler to exit the main event loop.

/J

In reply to Re: How do you toggle the system tray icon using Win32::Gui? by jplindstrom
in thread How do you toggle the system tray icon using Win32::Gui? by vroom

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