Minimized Task Pane

[danny]

How can I create a TaskPane that can be minimized?
I am trying to create a task pane that is similar to the "To-Do" pane or
Xobni pane.

I am using the CustomeTaskPane for some time, and you cannot get the
minimized functionallity mentioned above.

Regards

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

About the only workaround that I can think of when using a CTP and trying to
emulate the task bar's minimize action would be to change the width of the
CTP. Have you tried that?

 

[danny]

Sure, I tried it.

It seems like the CTP has an invisible minimum width property.
Even if i set the with to the value I want, it still gets another (wider)
width.

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

Then the only thing I can think of is to make the CTP invisible or visible
and forget about minimizing it, or accept the minimum width that the CTP is
allowing.

 

[danny]

This is what I had in mind, untill I saw the Xobni bar (www.xobni.com)

They have the exactly bar that I want to present in my apoplication.

How they did it?

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

I have no idea how Xnobi did it. Perhaps by creating a window form and
overlaying that on Outlook and resizing the other Outlook windows.

 

[danny]

Ken, thanks for your posts.

I will look into hooking the Outlook and 'injecting' my window.

If I will have any progress, I will post it here.

Cheers!