TrayTasks 1.8

This module will show you a currently-running-tasks in systray. Of course it is useful when your taskbar is hidden (as mine) and you don't want to use any task manager in wharf.

If you're using OTS2 compatible distro, just put this line to your theme.rc

*NetLoadModule TrayTasks-1.8

Note: To avoid crashes on recycles in Win98 load TrayTasks BEFORE module which provides system tray in your system (systray2 or vTray).
That's all. Now all your tasks will be in systray.
Customize it as you want. See details Configuration section.

TrayTasks displays the currently running tasks.

The module provides standard behavior:

A Click will bring the program on top.

A Right-Click will pop up a program's system menu,

A Right-Click in separating area shows !Popup menu.

A Click on icon of foreground app minimizes it.

Also you can assign and use keys-mouse combinations for

closing windows

minimizing windos

(un)maximizing windows

It is possible to have a visual separation between current task icons and icons of trayed apps (TrayedRoom and SystraySize modes).

You can define any windows always visible/hidden by caption or class name. Now you can see icon for apps usually not shown in taskbar (e.g. control panel applets as me)

Foreground task icon is shown highlighted with system selection color.

TrayTasksDefaultIcon [icon]
Default icon for iconless tasks. Example:

TrayTasksDefaultIcon .extract=e:\litestep\icons\bebox2.dll

Also you may use "TrayTasksDefaultIcon 1" for standard IDI_WINLOGO icon.

TrayTasksDefaultIcon 1

Default: standard IDI_APPLICATION icon

TrayTasksLargeIcons [false/true]
Prefer to use large app icons (It can be useful when your tray icon size noticeably larger then 16x16)
Default: false

TrayTasksNoHighlight [false/true]
Disable highlighting of the foreground task icon
Default: false

TrayTasksNoReorder [false/true]
Disable autoreordering feature. If set, separating would be disabled too.
Default: false

TrayTasksSeparate [false/true]
Enable separating feature. You'll see 'TrayTasksSepCount' separating icons between trayed and normal tasks.
Default: false

TrayTasksSepIcon [icon]
Image for separating icon. It can be path to .ico or .cur file or ".extract=" expression (see LSDocs for details)
Default: empty icon

TrayTasksSepCount [number]
Fixed number of separating icons. Ignored in "trayed room" mode (see below).
Default: 1

TrayTasksTrayedRoom [number]
Number of cells in "trayed room" (room for trayed tasks). TrayTasks fills free cells with separating icons. This feature keeps icons of normal tasks in one separated area.
Default: 0, feature disabled

TrayTasksSystraySize [number]
Number of cells in systray. TrayTasks fills free cells with separating icons. This feature make icons of tasks and trayed apps growing towards each other from opposite ends (Googer's idea)
Default: 0, feature disabled.

TrayTasksStartHidden [false/true]
Set if you want TrayTasks is invisible on start. Show trayed taskbar by !TrayTasksToggle
Default: false

TrayTaskNoAutoMinimize [false/true]
This way you can switch auto-minimize feature off
Default: false

TrayTasksHideMinAppBar [false/true]
TrayTasks can hide minimized app bars if needed
Default: false

TrayTasksSwitchAlways [false/true]
Force task switching in VWM enviroment with NoSwitchOnFocus enabled.
Default: false

TrayTasksUseFlashing [false/true]
Set this to 'true' and icons of flashing windows (chat windows of IM-client, etc.) would flash too.
Default: false

TrayTasksFlashAsSelected [false/true]
If set flashing is a sequentional changing of tinted and regular icons.
Default: false, flashing is a changing of regular and empty icons

TrayTasksCloseOn [keys]
TrayTasksMinimizeOn [keys]
TrayTasksUnMaximizeOn [keys]
Keyboard-mouse strokes for closing, minimizing and (un)maximizing.
Combination consists of Ctrl, Alt and/or Shift modifiers separated with space and mouse button letter:
'l' for left button click
'L' for left button double click
'm' for middle button click
'M' for middle button double click
'r' for right button click
'R' for right button double click
Example:

TrayTasksCloseOn "Ctrl Alt l"
TrayTasksMinimizeOn "Shift l"
TrayTasksUnMaximizeOn " m"

Default: disabled

There is only one !bang exported by this module:

!TrayTasksToggle
Toggle visibility of tasks icons in tray.

Matt Legowski (Googer) and Traver Allen Wall for unvalued help with testing.

Rilindo B Foster, Matt Legowski (Googer), Lucificus Abbadon (Affectator), Nax,Traver Allen Wall, Dana Browder, Jugg and all other users for bugs reporting.

R. Pell, Carlos Foster, Rilindo B Foster, Traver Allen Wall, Edward Kreis, Wouter Meijerink, Mike Brown, Quattro, Kryten, Matt Legowski (Googer), Sergey V. Popov and all other users for suggestions.