icon size of system tray..

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i m using notify icon for display icon in system tray. i m using 48 * 48 icon size but it display small size in system tray
i want to display 48*48 icon in system tray ....

pls help me

Posted 14-Jul-11 23:17pm

amitthakkar1987

Updated 14-Jul-11 23:18pm

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Wayne Gaylard · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-14T23:30:00

Solution 1

Windows will size the icon to fit the users taskbar, not the other way round. Users can set the size of the taskbar as they see fit, and a programmer shouldn't try and play with OS user settings to suit one application.

Hope this helps

Posted 14-Jul-11 23:30pm

Wayne Gaylard

skv_lviv · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-15T00:02:00

I think this isn't possible. Application isn't able to control this. Imagine what a mess would be in system tray if application would choose which icon to use. And it doesn't depend on taskbar size too.
Now a little bit about links which made me believe in all I said:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb773352(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

It is about structure in Win API which defines icon in system tray:
"If only a 16x16 pixel icon is provided, it is scaled to a larger size in a system set to a high dpi value. This can lead to an unattractive result. It is recommended that you provide both a 16x16 pixel icon and a 32x32 icon in your resource file."

And http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511448.aspx[^]
Which also says "Use an icon with 16x16, 20x20, and 24x24 pixel versions. The larger versions are used in high-dpi display modes."

It looks like this is some system settings or just system somehow evaluates which icon to use.