Re^2: Win32::GUI Notify Icon

kejohm,

Wow - that worked fine. It also worked for changing -tip

I guess the final piece is to add a timer to query the status of the service periodically and update the icon (and tooltip) accordingly. I'll work on that.

Win32::GUI is an incredibly powerful tool. The documentation is pretty sparse, so it's really confusing for someone (like me) who's never done any GUI programming.

Thanks for your help! -Dave

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Re^3: Win32::GUI Notify Icon by kejohm (Hermit) on Oct 28, 2011 at 02:40 UTC
Maybe take a look at the `win32-gui-demos.pl` script which comes with `Win32::GUI`. It's a handy little program that allows you to view the sample scripts that also come with `Win32::GUI`. You can view the source of the scripts (including itself) as well as run them. These scripts should provide some good examples for using `Win32::GUI` and should help you on your way. Yes, the documentation is a bit sparse. If you know what you are looking for, you can usually find information in the Microsoft MSDN Documentation Library, but that requires knowledge of the underlying Windows functions that `Win32::GUI` uses. Check out the source for `Win32::GUI` if you are keen. And if you are still stuck, you can always ask for help on PerlMonks :)	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Win32::GUI Notify Icon by hennesse (Beadle) on Oct 29, 2011 at 02:13 UTC
Do you remember Cray super-computers? Do you remember when Cray offered UniCOS in addition to COS? Sorry, I'm an ancient Unix geek. While you can teach old dogs (me) new tricks (Win32), they're really slow learners. Expect more dumb questions... Thanks for your help! - Dave	[reply]