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fix(windows): preserve tray icon visibility on Explorer restart #325

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fix(windows): preserve tray icon visibility on Explorer restart
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changes/fix-tray-icon-visibility-explorer-restart.md
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---
"tray-icon": patch
---

On Windows, preserve tray icon visibility on Explorer restart so a hidden tray icon won't become visible.
18 changes: 12 additions & 6 deletions src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
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Expand Up @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct TrayUserData {
last_position: Option<PhysicalPosition<f64>>,
menu_on_left_click: bool,
menu_on_right_click: bool,
visible: bool,
}

pub struct TrayIcon {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ impl TrayIcon {
last_position: None,
menu_on_left_click: attrs.menu_on_left_click,
menu_on_right_click: attrs.menu_on_right_click,
visible: true,
};

let hwnd = CreateWindowExW(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn tray_proc(
userdata.icon = *icon;
}
WM_USER_SHOW_TRAYICON => {
userdata.visible = true;
register_tray_icon(
userdata.hwnd,
userdata.internal_id,
Expand All @@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn tray_proc(
);
}
WM_USER_HIDE_TRAYICON => {
userdata.visible = false;
remove_tray_icon(userdata.hwnd, userdata.internal_id);
}
WM_USER_UPDATE_TRAYTOOLTIP => {
Expand All @@ -362,12 +366,14 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn tray_proc(
}
_ if msg == *S_U_TASKBAR_RESTART => {
remove_tray_icon(userdata.hwnd, userdata.internal_id);
register_tray_icon(
userdata.hwnd,
userdata.internal_id,
&userdata.icon.as_ref().map(|i| i.inner.as_raw_handle()),
&userdata.tooltip,
);
if userdata.visible {
register_tray_icon(
userdata.hwnd,
userdata.internal_id,
&userdata.icon.as_ref().map(|i| i.inner.as_raw_handle()),
&userdata.tooltip,
);
}
}
WM_USER_SHOW_MENU_ON_LEFT_CLICK => {
userdata.menu_on_left_click = wparam != 0;
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