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How To Show Text In TaskBar Of Win7(or newer)?

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  • qazaq408Q Offline
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    qazaq408
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    The better are text and picture like this.
    1.png

    i search in Qt Assistant for long time ,but can't find a class that can realize this.there is a class that can set taskbar of win7(or win10),but thfunction of QWinTaskbarButton is too far to my requirement..
    2.png

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      Bonnie
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      #2

      That's an IME tool bar.
      I don't think you can do that.

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      • B Bonnie

        That's an IME tool bar.
        I don't think you can do that.

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        qazaq408
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        @Bonnie
        it's just a example. There does exist a EXE that can set taskbar of win7.i want to know that Qt can do this or not.
        3.png

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          @Bonnie
          it's just a example. There does exist a EXE that can set taskbar of win7.i want to know that Qt can do this or not.
          3.png

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          jsulm
          Lifetime Qt Champion
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          @qazaq408 I don't think there is anything in Qt for this (you can implement task button in Qt, but this is not what you want if I understand you correctly). I think you will need to use Windows APIs for that.

          https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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          • jsulmJ jsulm

            @qazaq408 I don't think there is anything in Qt for this (you can implement task button in Qt, but this is not what you want if I understand you correctly). I think you will need to use Windows APIs for that.

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            qazaq408
            wrote on last edited by
            #5

            @jsulm
            tks

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              mrjj
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              wrote on last edited by mrjj
              #6

              Hi
              Just as a note.
              In WinExtra it shows "task bar button overlays"
              https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtwinextras-musicplayer-example.html

              which looks like that?

              alt text

              ( sample running on win 10)

              Im not 100% sure that is what poster wants, but it does show song title and
              color it to show volume.

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                Bonnie
                wrote on last edited by Bonnie
                #7

                I think what the OP want is Desk Bands of Windows Shell, which is managed as toolbars on the taskbar.
                Purely windows, not available in Qt.
                It is a quite old feature and is actually recommended to be replaced by thumbnail toolbars.

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                • B Bonnie

                  I think what the OP want is Desk Bands of Windows Shell, which is managed as toolbars on the taskbar.
                  Purely windows, not available in Qt.
                  It is a quite old feature and is actually recommended to be replaced by thumbnail toolbars.

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                  mrjj
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                  @Bonnie said in How To Show Text In TaskBar Of Win7(or newer)?:

                  Desk Bands of Windows Shell,

                  Like these ?
                  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/band-objects

                  Ok, im not sure if he want to draw on the Bar button for a window or something else.

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                  • mrjjM mrjj

                    @Bonnie said in How To Show Text In TaskBar Of Win7(or newer)?:

                    Desk Bands of Windows Shell,

                    Like these ?
                    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/band-objects

                    Ok, im not sure if he want to draw on the Bar button for a window or something else.

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                    qazaq408
                    wrote on last edited by
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                    @mrjj
                    Thank you very much

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