switch datasources by middle-click systray icon

Hi,
You can add the Data Source in the trayicon, go in the option and check the option Include data source menus. It's in the tab page Tray icon.

David Hervieux
Devolutions inc.

hi,
i did that and have to switch between datasources several times a day .. therefore a "one-click-switch" would be *very* helpful ...

KR
plague

Hi,

Do you have something in mind, I don't know how I can do it in one click ?

David Hervieux
Devolutions inc.

hi,

maybe by double-click?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.notifyicon.doubleclick%28VS.80%29.aspx

or middle-click?

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/Shell_NotifyIconEx.aspx

KR
plague
edited by plague on 10/4/2009

Hi,
I don't understand the possible workflow, if you double click on the icon, it's open RDM, maybe you can have more than one trayicon, one per data source (optional) ?

David Hervieux
Devolutions inc.

right you are! i just never use double-click the systray icon .. therefore i forgot it exists ...

maybe we can work around utilising the tray menu as having multiple rdm icons on the systray (which i can not tell apart) is not really a good solution ...
what do you think of letting the user edit/customize the systray menu? if the last item of the systray menu would be "switch data source" it would help me .. but maybe someone else would prefer a different order of the items in that menu ... therefore adding a checkbox "show Exit..." in the File | Options | Trayicon | Options would be appreciated and also a order selection of all options

for me deactivating "Exit..." would get me one step closer to fewer clicks ...
if you could add a new option "Switch datasources" to the systray menu and position that right above "Exit..." so that this would become my last item in the list would help alot ...
also setting different trayicons/colors for each data source would help knowing which data source is currently active ...

KR
plague
edited by plague on 10/6/2009

Hi,
Good point, I will add this to my todo list for the next version.

thank you

David Hervieux