Beginner's question: Minimizing/maximizing MacOS X

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Roman Blöth - 09 May 2005 10:45 GMT

Hi folks,

I've got a beginner's question regarding the use of the system tray:

Is it possible - under MacOS X - to write a Java-application, that can
be minimized to the tray or task bar (dunno the correct naming) and then
let it pop up automatically (or catch the user's attention any other way)?

I want to use Java to write an app for tracking working hours and pop up
automatically every 30 mins.

Is this possible with Java? Do I have to use a special tool for doing this?

Any advice welcome,
roman.

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John McGrath - 09 May 2005 14:45 GMT

> Is it possible - under MacOS X - to write a Java-application, that can
> be minimized to the tray or task bar (dunno the correct naming) and then
> let it pop up automatically (or catch the user's attention any other
> way)?

On Java.net, see the JDIC "TrayIcon" project: http://jdic.dev.java.net/.
I know it works on Windows and Linux, and I think it is supposed to work
on OS X, although I have not tried it.

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Regards,

John McGrath

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Roman Blöth - 10 May 2005 13:08 GMT

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> On Java.net, see the JDIC "TrayIcon" project: http://jdic.dev.java.net/.
> I know it works on Windows and Linux, and I think it is supposed to work
> on OS X, although I have not tried it.

O.k., I see there's still work to do, but this seems to be the best
solution to my problem.
Thanks a load!

Roman.

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