// Force a repaint of the desktop to clear the rectangle InvalidateRect(hDesktop, NULL, TRUE);

While the standard Shell_NotifyIcon function handles adding and modifying icons, it provides no information about where that icon actually sits on the screen. Shell_NotifyIconGetRect fills this gap, allowing applications to:

typedef struct _RECT LONG left; LONG top; LONG right; LONG bottom; RECT;

Syntax. C++ SHSTDAPI Shell_NotifyIconGetRect( [in] const NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER *identifier, [out] RECT *iconLocation ); Parameters. Microsoft Learn NotificationIcon.cpp - GitHub NOTIFYICONDATA nid = sizeof(nid); nid.uFlags = NIF_SHOWTIP | NIF_GUID; nid.guidItem = __uuidof(PrinterIcon); return Shell_Notify... GitHub nf-shellapi-shell_notifyicongetrect.md - GitHub -returns. ... If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code. GitHub win32/desktop-src/shell/samples-notificationicon.md at docs - GitHub Description. In addition to the use of Shell_NotifyIcon and Shell_NotifyIconGetRect to display a notification icon, this sample al... GitHub nf-shellapi-shell_notifyicongetrect.md - GitHub Table_title: File metadata and controls Table_content: header: | UID | NF:shellapi.Shell_NotifyIconGetRect | row: | UID: title | N... GitHub Shell_NotifyIconGetRect (shell32) - PInvoke.net public IntPtr hWnd; public uint uID; public Guid guidItem; } public static RECT GetNotifyIconRect(IntPtr windowHandle, uint taskba... PInvoke.net NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER (shellapi.h) - Win32 - Microsoft Learn Feb 22, 2024 —

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER

RECT rcIcon; HRESULT hr = Shell_NotifyIconGetRect(&nii, &rcIcon);

SelectObject(hdc, hPen); SelectObject(hdc, hBrush);

This made common UI tasks surprisingly difficult:

[better] - Shell_notifyicongetrect

// Force a repaint of the desktop to clear the rectangle InvalidateRect(hDesktop, NULL, TRUE);

While the standard Shell_NotifyIcon function handles adding and modifying icons, it provides no information about where that icon actually sits on the screen. Shell_NotifyIconGetRect fills this gap, allowing applications to:

typedef struct _RECT LONG left; LONG top; LONG right; LONG bottom; RECT; shell_notifyicongetrect

Syntax. C++ SHSTDAPI Shell_NotifyIconGetRect( [in] const NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER *identifier, [out] RECT *iconLocation ); Parameters. Microsoft Learn NotificationIcon.cpp - GitHub NOTIFYICONDATA nid = sizeof(nid); nid.uFlags = NIF_SHOWTIP | NIF_GUID; nid.guidItem = __uuidof(PrinterIcon); return Shell_Notify... GitHub nf-shellapi-shell_notifyicongetrect.md - GitHub -returns. ... If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code. GitHub win32/desktop-src/shell/samples-notificationicon.md at docs - GitHub Description. In addition to the use of Shell_NotifyIcon and Shell_NotifyIconGetRect to display a notification icon, this sample al... GitHub nf-shellapi-shell_notifyicongetrect.md - GitHub Table_title: File metadata and controls Table_content: header: | UID | NF:shellapi.Shell_NotifyIconGetRect | row: | UID: title | N... GitHub Shell_NotifyIconGetRect (shell32) - PInvoke.net public IntPtr hWnd; public uint uID; public Guid guidItem; } public static RECT GetNotifyIconRect(IntPtr windowHandle, uint taskba... PInvoke.net NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER (shellapi.h) - Win32 - Microsoft Learn Feb 22, 2024 —

[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)] struct NOTIFYICONIDENTIFIER // Force a repaint of the desktop to

RECT rcIcon; HRESULT hr = Shell_NotifyIconGetRect(&nii, &rcIcon);

SelectObject(hdc, hPen); SelectObject(hdc, hBrush); Microsoft Learn NotificationIcon

This made common UI tasks surprisingly difficult: