Add-on with no "satellite" window

[Former Member]

What is the recommended technique for developing an add-on, which does not open any additional window when it is started from the add-on manager? I use C# with Visual Studio.NET where I created a dotnet form to keep the add-on live. I tried to make this dotnet form invisible (hidden) but it did not work.

Any hints would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Miki

[Former Member]

Hi Miklos,

I have use this technique for starting my add-ons, no windows form is used:

public class RunClass

{

public RunClass()

{

}

public static void Main(string[] args)

{

MyNewAddOn Addon = new MyNewAddOn();

Application.Run();

}

}

On the properties page of your project you need to change the startup object to the RunClass.

Regards, Lita

[Former Member]

Hi Miklos,

I have made several addons hidding the main form, and allways worked for me (VB.Net). Could you post the code you are using?

Regards,

Ibai Peñ

[Former Member]

public class BxUIHelloAddOnForm :

..System.Windows.Forms.Form {

.....

..private void OnLoad(object sender,System.EventArgs e) {

....try {

......new BxUIHelloAddOn();

......this.Hide();

......this.SetVisibleCore(false);

....} catch(Exception ex) {

......Debug.WriteLine(ex);

..}

..static void Main(string[] args) {

....Application.Run(new BxUIHelloAddOnForm());

..}

}

Why do you think the form is not hidden?

Mybe application main forms cannot be made hidden in C#?

Thank you,

Miki

[Former Member]

Well, I don´t see any problem...

Have you got any Show in the this.SetVisibleCore(false);

method?

Another option I have used is to set the WindowState to Minimized and the ShowInTaskbar to false (And enabled to false too). Then no window is visible.

Try it if fits your needs,

Regards,

Ibai Peñ