Creating a docking toolbar on the Windows desktop

[Derrick]

Hi,

I am considering the creation of a docking toolbar for the desktop (like the
Microsoft Office Toolbar that docks to the side of the desktop and hides
itself when not in use). Does anyone have any experience making one of
these using the .NET framework? I realize there is a toolbar control, but
that appears to be a standard toolbar to dock within a window (under the
menu bar); I'm looking for a toolbar that IS the entire window, and is
dockable.

TIA,
Derrick

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I am considering the creation of a docking toolbar for the desktop (like the
Microsoft Office Toolbar that docks to the side of the desktop and hides
itself when not in use). Does anyone have any experience making one of
these using the .NET framework? I realize there is a toolbar control, but
that appears to be a standard toolbar to dock within a window (under the
menu bar); I'm looking for a toolbar that IS the entire window, and is
dockable.

I don't think that this is possible in a 100 percent managed way. What
you want to create is called "appbar":

Fred Balsinger: A Windows Forms Application Desktop Toolbar
<URL:http://www.gotdotnet.com/userfiles/FredB/AppBars.zip>