How do I position a windows app above all over apps on my desktop

[Sam-I-Am]

I all

I am busy creating a remoting application that will connect up to my remote
server and pull data every 1 minute. I would like to create a taskbar type
application that will sit above all other windows on my desktop to view this
data. Similar to a news scroller or ticker.

Here is a pic of what I mean: http://www.rubbachicken.com/taskbar.gif

Can anyone explain how to get the app to dock above all over apps like the
one in the image?

Thanks,

Sam

 

[Shiva]

Hi,
I have not use this before, but worth having a look:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/...mpleGuid=bc0a1f5c-07ff-4b50-b3ff-ff60795fd21e

I all

I am busy creating a remoting application that will connect up to my remote
server and pull data every 1 minute. I would like to create a taskbar type
application that will sit above all other windows on my desktop to view this
data. Similar to a news scroller or ticker.

Here is a pic of what I mean: http://www.rubbachicken.com/taskbar.gif

Can anyone explain how to get the app to dock above all over apps like the
one in the image?

Thanks,

Sam

 

[Peter Huang]

Hi Sam,

It seems that what you want is an AppBar.

Here are some links, you may take a look.

Using Application Desktop Toolbars
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/pla
tform/Shell/programmersguide/shell_int/shell_int_programming/appbars.asp

AppBar using C#
http://thecodeproject.com/Purgatory/AppBar.asp

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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[Sam-I-Am]

Thanks Peter