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Is there any library to code an app/widget like the new "News and interests" app of windows 10?
LoukMouk
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With the arrival of the latest Windows 10 update, there was the addition of a new "News and interests" app view in the desktop's taskbar.
I was wondering how Microsoft added such a widget to my desktop. And if it was possible for me to create an app in C# that would act just like it.
What I mean by "acting like this app":
- Show a widget in the taskbar.
- Show an icon in the widget.
- Show text in the widget.
- Open some sort of "Form" when clicking on the widget.
I already know how to show Forms and taskbar icons in C#, but the widgets I know how to show are more like the sound, cloud and ethernet ones (like you can see in the taskbar of the photos I provided).
Is there a template to code this new type of widget?
In the end, I would like to make an app that shows the battery life of all the bluetooth devices connected to my pc in my desktop taskbar.
Any tips would be appreciated!
P.S. I say in C# because I've been working with this language for some time but I'm not against the idea of learning some new language!
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Timon Yang-MSFT 9,606 Reputation points2021-05-31T09:30:43.47+00:00 @LoukMouk
This should be related to DeskBand but I am not particularly sure, refer to the following links:
Creating Custom Explorer Bars, Tool Bands, and Desk Bands
How to place a control over the task bar in windows using c#
I also found a nuget package, but it has not been tested yet, you can try it:
CSDeskBand -
LoukMouk 1 Reputation point
2021-06-01T00:30:40.95+00:00 Thanks! I'll look into it (:
I saw from other articles that the Desk Bands seem to be what I'm looking for. But I also saw a couple of time that it was a concept that was deprecated since windows 7.Thanks again for the help!
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Timon Yang-MSFT 9,606 Reputation points
2021-06-02T02:26:37.117+00:00 You are welcome.
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BuDo 1 Reputation point2021-06-16T21:49:31.76+00:00 Hi LoukMouk-1217,
you say ":I already know how to show Forms and taskbar icons in C#, but the widgets I know how to show are more like the sound, cloud and ethernet ones (like you can see in the taskbar of the photos I provided)."
Can you provide me please your sourcecode(project) for the "15% MyDeviceName"?
Thanks & Greetings BuDo
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Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2021-05-30T14:47:05.557+00:00 -
LoukMouk 1 Reputation point
2021-05-30T15:11:26.717+00:00 Thanks for the help!
But unfortunately, this code sample seems to be using Forms, that can be moved around the desktop like a "normal" window, to show the widget.
They take up space in the desktop and not in the taskbar.
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Caseum 1 Reputation point2021-09-24T09:24:16.713+00:00 Maybe this is something for you