System Tray Message tracking.

**Hichhiker** · 10-11-2008, 12:29 AM

I am starting to play with Java 6's System Tray interface and am trying to find a way not to trample on my own messages as I display them.

If I display a message an another one is being displayed, the first message disappears. Is there a way to detect if a message is currently being displayed and wait on next message until it is cleared or timed out?

-HH

**Norm** · 10-11-2008, 03:27 AM

If its all within one program, use a common method to control what is being displayed and when.

**Hichhiker** · 10-11-2008, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

If its all within one program, use a common method to control what is being displayed and when.

I am currently displaying the baloon from a common method, but the problem is that after I call displayMessage() method on TrayIcon, I have no way of knowing how long the OS dependent timeout is on the message or if the user clicked closed the message before said timeout. I was wondering if there is a way to either detect if a message is currently being displayed or trigger an event on balloon closing . I can handle it from there.

I suppose I can just ignore the "displayMessage()" functionality and create my own pop-up balloons - but it seems a bit silly to re-invent the wheel.

Thanks.

-HH