C#•2y ago

NotifyIcon reference in Wpf doesn't work

I am having problems with this code. I think I have the correct usings but the NotifyIcon is still not being recognized. Does anyone know why?

sibber•1/5/24, 4:35 PM

yeah wpf doesnt have that you need a 3rd party package

sibber•1/5/24, 4:36 PM

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf/

Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf 1.1.0

This is an implementation of a NotifyIcon (aka system tray icon or taskbar icon) for the WPF platform. It does not just rely on the Windows Forms NotifyIcon component, but is a purely independent control which leverages several features of the WPF framework in order to display rich tooltips, popups, context menus, and balloon messages. It can be...

sibber•1/5/24, 4:36 PM

ive used this one before

Mayor McCheese•1/5/24, 4:46 PM

There used to be a way to use the windows forms notify iirc

Mayor McCheese•1/5/24, 4:49 PM

I'm going to try that library you mention though, as using the old notify icon was ass

MMayor McCheese There used to be a way to use the windows forms notify iirc

sibber•1/5/24, 4:54 PM

yeah you can reference winforms

sibber•1/5/24, 4:54 PM

but its overkill to reference an entire framework just for that

DoctorShammyOP•1/5/24, 5:17 PM

ok awesome thank you for clarifying! I seem to be now getting an error for : Application how can I fix that?

public partial class App : Application(error here)
{
private NotifyIcon notifyIcon;
}

sibber•1/5/24, 5:18 PM

what's the error

DoctorShammyOP•1/5/24, 5:19 PM

sorry im just tired, forgot to put in the using

DoctorShammyOP•1/5/24, 5:21 PM

Do you know what reference ContextMenu needs?

Buddy•1/5/24, 5:22 PM

Read docs

DDoctorShammy Do you know what reference ContextMenu needs?

sibber•1/5/24, 5:23 PM

ctrl + .