Shell replacement in C# .NET4.0

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I'm a little stuck in my shell replacement and I have been searching online for the answer and no one seems to have it or the code is out-dated and won't work anymore. I just need to emulate the task bar's functionality of showing all open applications and show a small preview of the app when the icon is hovered over. Can someone help please it needs to be for .net4.0. Thanks in advance.

Posted 5-Apr-11 3:36am

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2011-04-05T03:54:00

It shouldn't matter what version of .Net you use (as long as you're not using 1.n because that's just so freakin' old it's not worth considering). What you need to do is become familiar with how the OS implements the feature. If you stop and think about it, it's merely a scaled down version of the currently active window for the app in question. Check out MeasureOverride, ArrangeOverride and ComputeScaleFactor, and related methods.

Beyond all of that, you haven't demonstrated anything you've tried, so we don't know where you need assistance.