public static void ToggleWindowsTaskbarVisibility(Tools.Boolstate forced = Tools.Boolstate.Indeterminate)
{
try
{
IntPtr hTaskBar = Native.FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", null);
if ((hTaskBar.ToInt32() == Native.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) || (hTaskBar == IntPtr.Zero))
{
return;
}
bool TaskBarIsCurrentlyVisible = Native.IsWindowVisible(hTaskBar);
bool WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible = (forced == Tools.Boolstate.True) ? true : (forced == Tools.Boolstate.False) ? false : !TaskBarIsCurrentlyVisible;
// For forced modes, if the taskbar is already visible and we're requesting to show it, then do nothing
if (WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible && TaskBarIsCurrentlyVisible)
{
return;
}
// For forced modes, if the taskbar is already hidden and we're requesting to hide it, then do nothing
if (!WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible && !TaskBarIsCurrentlyVisible)
{
return;
}
// If we're hiding the taskbar, let's take some notes on the original screen desktop work areas
if (!WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible)
{
foreach (Screen screen in Screen.AllScreens)
{
OriginalScreenInfo osi = new OriginalScreenInfo();
osi.screen = screen;
osi.workarea = new Native.Rect();
osi.workarea.Left = screen.WorkingArea.Left;
osi.workarea.Top = screen.WorkingArea.Top;
osi.workarea.Right = screen.WorkingArea.Right;
osi.workarea.Bottom = screen.WorkingArea.Bottom;
OriginalScreens.Add(osi);
}
}
// Show or hide the Windows taskbar
Native.ShowWindow(hTaskBar, (WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible) ? WindowShowStyle.ShowNoActivate : WindowShowStyle.Hide);
// Keep track of the taskbar state so we don't let the user accidentally close Borderless Gaming
WindowsTaskbarIsHidden = !WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible;
if (WantToMakeWindowsTaskbarVisible)
{
// If we're showing the taskbar, let's restore the original screen desktop work areas...
foreach (OriginalScreenInfo osi in OriginalScreens)
{
Native.SystemParametersInfo(SPI.SPI_SETWORKAREA, 0, ref osi.workarea, SPIF.SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
}
// ...and then forget them (we don't need them anymore)
OriginalScreens.Clear();
// And we need to redraw the system tray in case tray icons from other applications did something while the
// taskbar was hidden. Simulating mouse movement over the system tray seems to be the best way to get this
// done.
RedrawWindowsSystemTrayArea();
}
else
{
// If we're hiding the taskbar, let's set the screen desktop work area over the entire screen so that
// maximizing windows works as expected.
foreach (OriginalScreenInfo osi in OriginalScreens)
{
Native.Rect rect = new Native.Rect();
rect.Left = osi.screen.Bounds.Left;
rect.Top = osi.screen.Bounds.Top;
rect.Right = osi.screen.Bounds.Right;
rect.Bottom = osi.screen.Bounds.Bottom;
Native.SystemParametersInfo(SPI.SPI_SETWORKAREA, 0, ref rect, SPIF.SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
// Note: WinAPI SystemParametersInfo() will automatically determine which screen by the rectangle we pass in.
// (it's not possible to specify which screen we're referring to directly)
}
}
}
catch { }
}
