tabs loose designated icons on load

[littlefoot]

What makes a tab keep the designated Icon?

My app. has a built Icon and when a form(s) from this app. opens the tray displays the designated Icon momentarily but then reverts back to the default.

I believe the deployment set up has been done correctly to display the desired Icon.

 

[jmcilhinney]

Sorry, what exactly are we talking about here? You start talking about tabs and then you start talking about the tray. Can you provide a clear explanation of:

1. What you want to happen.
2. What you're doing.
3. What happens when you do it.

 

[littlefoot]

My apologies, when I install the program my customized Icon shows up in the file address location and then I create a shortcut for the desk top and all is good. However when I open the application and run it the forms that show in the tray at the bottom of the screen do not have my cusomized icon. They do momentarily as it is opening but after it opens they display the default icon.

How can I get my customized Icon to show up on all forms,etc in the tray?

 

[JohnH]

The tray is the small window with only icons displaying usually on the right of bottom application bar, you use NotifyIcon control here.

 

[jmcilhinney]

As JohnH says, the system tray has no specific connection to any one form. You might have one form with 10 NotifyIcon components, in which case you'd get 10 icons in the tray. You might also have NotifyIcon with no forms. Regardless, add a NotifyIcon to your form, set its Icon property to the icon you want to see and set its Visible property to True.