Desktop Extension

Desktop Extension (DesktopEx) is a platform independent framework that extends Java GUI application developers' reach into desktop user interface. mAxis Technology Company is proud to release the first member of this family - System Tray.

How to Run Samples

Sample programs are located in the samples/ directory. There are two samples included in the release.

Sample 1

This sample SystemTraySample demonstrates the simple usage of SystemTray. Features demonstrated are:
  1. Adding and removing single system tray icon,
  2. Adding and removing multiple system tray icons,
  3. Using and customizing icon rotation,
  4. Using flexible SystemTrayListener.
To run this sample, go to Desktop Extension installed directory in Windows Explorer, double click on runSample1.jar.
or
Launch DOS Prompt, cd to Desktop Extesnio installed directory and type:

java -jar runSample1.jar

Sample 2

This sample SystemTrayTargetAdapterSwingSample demonstrates how to use SystemTrayTargetAdapter that makes SystemTray working with Swing or AWT components easy. Features demonstrated are:
  1. Using complex Swing components, including JTabbedPane, JPopupMenu, JTextArea, etc.
  2. Using Swing JFrame components
  3. Auto Hidden
To run this sample, go to Desktop Extension installed directory in Windows Explorer, double click on runSample2.jar.
or
Launch DOS Prompt, cd to Desktop Extesnio installed directory and type:

java -jar runSample2.jar


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