>>Running an application in the System tray is a Win32 API function. And >>seeing as CircleMUD >>is a console app, and isn't using the Win32 API, it is fairly impossible... >Actually it's very very easy! Now their reasly isn't anything to be worried >about on the console thing because nothing really is ever printed to the >console. Second it's a matter of changing /subsystem:console to >/subsystem:windows (If you are using the project method to compile,like the >windows msvc++) Then basically change the main functions name, make a >winmain >function, and call the main function with the arguments. Then you would put >in the code for the Systray. >Basically if I were to do I would be using bits of code from things like the >Systray stuff I can get from the source of sambar server and the winmain >things was done in a patch on the ftp site.Other than that it should be fine --------------------------- /\ ------------------------------------------| Where is this patch you are referring to, what is the patch for, and if possible provide the URL. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am working on a Win32 & Mac version of Circle with Full GUI. BYoung >>unless you >>reprogram the entire source. I don't really think it's worth it. But then, >>if you use the >>Win API (or MFC, or any windows programming source) you can have pretty >>dialog boxes>etc. etc.> +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~fletchra/Circle/list-faq.html | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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