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TaskbarAssistant Members

Provides methods to manipulate an application taskbar button, Jump List and thumbnail preview.

Constructors

Name Description
TaskbarAssistant() Initializes a new instance of the TaskbarAssistant class.

Fields

Name Description
MaxThumbnailButtonsCount static The maximum number of thumbnail buttons in the live thumbnail preview. This field is equal to 7.

Properties

Name Description
CanRaiseEvents protected Gets a value indicating whether the component can raise an event. Inherited from Component.
Container Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
Default static Gets the default TaskbarAssistant component.
DesignMode protected Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DesignTimeManager This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Events protected Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
IconsAssembly Gets or sets the name of the assembly that contains icons (in resources) for Jump List tasks.
JumpListCustomCategories Provides access to the collection of custom categories in the Jump List.
JumpListKnownCategoryPosition Gets or sets the position of the Frequent or Recent category in the Jump List.
JumpListKnownCategoryVisibility Gets or sets which category (Recent or Frequent) is enabled in the Jump List.
JumpListTasksCategory Provides access to the collection of items within the standard Tasks category in the Jump List.
OverlayIcon Gets or sets a small overlay icon displayed over the application icon.
ParentControl Gets or sets the Control to which the current TaskbarAssistant is bound.
ProgressCurrentValue Gets or sets the current value of a progress indicator within an application’s taskbar button.
ProgressMaximumValue Gets or sets the maximum value of a progress indicator within an application’s taskbar button.
ProgressMode Gets or sets the type of progress indicator within the taskbar button.
Site Gets or sets the ISite of the Component. Inherited from Component.
ThumbnailButtons Provides access to the collection of buttons displayed in the toolbar in the live thumbnail preview.
ThumbnailClipRegion Gets or sets the region of the application window that is used as a thumbnail in the live thumbnail preview.
UseSingleJumpListForAllAppInstances Gets or sets whether a single instance of the Jump List is used for all instances of the current application.

Methods

Name Description
Assign(Control) Assigns the specified parent control to the current TaskbarAssistant component.
BeginUpdate() Locks the TaskbarAssistant object by preventing visual updates until the EndUpdate method is called.
CreateObjRef(Type) Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
Dispose() Releases all resources used by the Component. Inherited from Component.
EndUpdate() Unlocks the TaskbarAssistant object after a call to the BeginUpdate method and causes an immediate visual update.
Equals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified object instances are considered equal. Inherited from Object.
Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. Inherited from Object.
FlashWindow(FlashFlags, Int32, Int32) Flashes the parent window. It does not change the window’s active state.
GetHashCode() Serves as the default hash function. Inherited from Object.
GetLifetimeService() Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
GetService(Type) protected Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container. Inherited from Component.
GetType() Gets the Type of the current instance. Inherited from Object.
Initialize() This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
InitializeLifetimeService() Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
MemberwiseClone() protected Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. Inherited from Object.
MemberwiseClone(Boolean) protected Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.
ReferenceEquals(Object, Object) static Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. Inherited from Object.
Refresh() Updates the application taskbar button.
ToString() Returns a String containing the name of the Component, if any. This method should not be overridden. Inherited from Component.

Events

Name Description
Disposed Occurs when the component is disposed by a call to the Dispose() method. Inherited from Component.
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