[Qt-interest] how to hide the taskbar/dock icon?

[Gabriele Kahlout]

Okay, so on Mac (snow leopard) that will not work (see screenshot attached).
I've also tried not to show the window and subwindow flag.


2010/7/20, Denis Akhmetzyanov <dakhmetzyanov at smartlabs.tv>:
> Hi,
>> If I use QApplication I don't have a window to set it's flag to subwindow.
>
> Why don't you? It is possible to create windows with QApplication.
> SSCCE code:
>
> // main.cpp
>
> #include <QtGui/QApplication>
>
> #include <QWidget>
>
>  int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>
> {
>
>     QApplication a(argc, argv);
>
>      QWidget w;
>
>     w.setWindowFlags(Qt::Tool); // comment this line for show taskbar icon
>
>     w.show();
>
>      return a.exec();
>
> }
>
>
> Also I've attached archive with project.
> I've tested this code on Ubuntu 10.04 Gnome and KDE and Windows XP SP3. And
> taskbar icon have been hided everywhere. You could try this code. What is
> your environment?
> P.S. I've tried flag Qt::SubWindow and it doesn't work.
>
> 2010/7/20 Gabriele Kahlout <gabriele at mysimpatico.com>
>
>> I already use qxtglobalshortuct and it works fine under QApplication,
>> but as I said if the application runs as QCoreApplication then the
>> shortcut is not listened to any more.
>>
>> If I use QApplication I don't have a window to set it's flag to
>> subwindow. But anyway, could u post code known to hide the taskbar
>> icon, a SSCCE?
>>
>> 2010/7/19, Denis Akhmetzyanov <dakhmetzyanov at smartlabs.tv>:
>> > Hi,
>> > I only tried hide the taskbar icon for my application. It didn't listen
>> to
>> > any shortcuts. I think you could have a look at the QxtGlobalShortcut
>> > http://doc.libqxt.org/tip/qxtglobalshortcut.html .
>> > Qt bugtracker has task related to this issue:Implement global shortcuts
>> > http://bugreports.qt.nokia.com/browse/QTBUG-5183
>> > May be it helps.
>> >
>> >
>> > 2010/7/18 Gabriele Kahlout <gabriele at mysimpatico.com>
>> >
>> >> That has not worked out for me.
>> >> The code is hosted here
>> >> http://screenshoter.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/screenshoter/.
>> >>
>> >> The application is intended to be a background one which is activated
>> >> by key sequence.
>> >> So when launched it does nothing but listen to specified key
>> >> sequences. A window is created later. But even creating a window and
>> >> not showing it won't work.
>> >>
>> >> Starting it as a QCoreApplication will not display the taskbar but
>> >> will not even listen to the hot keys.
>> >> So, what should I do in this case?
>> >>
>> >> 2010/7/13, Denis Akhmetzyanov <dakhmetzyanov at smartlabs.tv>:
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > I've done such thing using:
>> >> >
>> >> > setWindowFlags(Qt::Tool);
>> >> >
>> >> > This flag hides taskbar tab for application, but reduces window title
>> >> bar.
>> >> > Also I've heard a suggestion to use Qt::SubWindow flag for this
>> purpose,
>> >> but
>> >> > never tried myself.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > 2010/7/10 Gabriele Kahlout <gabriele at mysimpatico.com>
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hello,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> My application is a background process that occassionally shows a
>> >> >> window
>> >> >> (set always on top). I'd like not to have a dock item/taskbar tab
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> at
>> >> >> all.
>> >> >> How can I do that?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Couldn't find any reference in the doc, while previous posts don't
>> work
>> >> >> (eg. Qt::Popup or splashscreen) or are incomplete.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> K. Gabriele
>> >> >>
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>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Best regards,
>> >> > Denis Akhmetzyanov
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >> K. Gabriele
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>> > --
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>> > Denis Akhmetzyanov
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> K. Gabriele
>>
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>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Denis Akhmetzyanov
>


-- 
Regards,
K. Gabriele
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