Create systray transfer monitor.
Having a little icon in the systray that tells the logged in user about the state of the transfer service would be super nice.
Implementing this should not be too hard, using the status.xml
file mentioned in vamp/file-transfer-service#3
Some bookmarks on related web resources:
- SO: How can I make a .NET Windows Forms application that only runs in the System Tray?
- codeproject.com
- red-gate.com: Creating Tray Applications in .NET: A Practical Guide
- SO: How to use OpenFileDialog to select a folder?
- MSDN
- Reddit: How to create a modern system tray application?
- WPF NotifyIcon
- SO: Visual Studio 2008 folder browser dialog (folder picker without WindowsAPICodePack, see FolderSelectDialog.zip for the source code)
For displaying the log as a live stream in a separate window: