[VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7]

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[VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - The-One - 06-03-2011

Hello,

Google Chrome is using it to, thats why I found it interesting when I saw it.

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The .dll's: http://www.multiupload.com/FDKNSPL53Y

Step 1
Add the .dll's as reference.

Step 2
Import the following element: Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Taskbar

Step 3
I'm using it on colors, but the dll comes with a standard Enum this is mine:

Code:
Enum ProgressState

  Green = 0

  Red = 4

  Yellow = 8

    End Enum

Step 4
Create a button, timer, thread or what ever you want it to do, and use the following code.

Code:
TaskbarManager.Instance.SetProgressState(ProgressState.Green)

or, if you want to use the dll's Enum:

Code:
TaskbarManager.Instance.SetProgressState(TaskbarProgressBarState.NoProgress)

Step 5
You can simple make the value of the progress bar go up by doing:

Code:
TaskbarManager.Instance.SetProgressValue(Value, MaxValue)

You can check if the user's OS is supported by doing:

Code:
If TaskbarManager.IsPlatformSupported Then

    'Do new stuff here

  End If

Enjoy!

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - Wolf - 06-03-2011

Pretty nice, always needed this! Thanks mate Smile

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - The-One - 06-04-2011

(06-03-2011, 10:10 AM)Wolf Wrote: Pretty nice, always needed this! Thanks mate

Thanks, welcome to SupportForums btw.

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - Richie - 06-04-2011

That's pretty nice man, thanks. I might start learning VB.net

Quick question, can you change the colours?

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - The-One - 06-04-2011

(06-04-2011, 04:53 AM)Richie Wrote: That's pretty nice man, thanks. I might start learning VB.net

Quick question, can you change the colours?

Yes:

Code:
Enum ProgressState

  Green = 0

  Red = 4

  Yellow = 8

    End Enum

So use ProgressState.<green/red/yellow>

There might be more, I just went to 12 then I found it enough Roflmao

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - Inventor - 06-04-2011

Thanks, I have been wanting this.

Inventor1

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - Laughynose - 06-04-2011

This is actually quite a nice release, I've always wondered how Google Chrome produced such a cool loading bar! I'll defiantly +1 you if I had the ability, thanks for share!

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - The-One - 06-04-2011

(06-04-2011, 08:54 AM)Laughynose Wrote: This is actually quite a nice release, I've always wondered how Google Chrome produced such a cool loading bar! I'll defiantly +1 you if I had the ability, thanks for share!

Thanks, no problem man! You have 9 posts to go Tongue

gogo.

(06-04-2011, 08:53 AM)Inventor1 Wrote: Thanks, I have been wanting this.

Inventor1

Thanks for replying.

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - L0C4LH0ST - 06-17-2011

Cool mate! going to use this in my progress bar applications!

RE: [VB.Net] Progress bar in the icon in the taskbar [Win7] - PURP - 06-17-2011

This is pretty cool thanks a lot.