public static InfoWindow Create(string title, string text, string image_url, string action_name, Action action)
{
lock (lock_object)
{
InfoWindow w = null;
Action a = () =>
{
w = new InfoWindow(title, text, image_url, action_name, action);
WindowInteropHelper h = new WindowInteropHelper(w);
h.EnsureHandle();
w.Show();
ThreadRoutines.StartTry(() =>
{
Thread.Sleep(Settings.Default.InfoToastLifeTimeInSecs * 1000);
w.BeginInvoke(() => { w.Close(); });
});
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Settings.Default.InfoSoundFile))
{
SoundPlayer sp = new SoundPlayer(Settings.Default.InfoSoundFile);
sp.Play();
}
};
lock (ws)
{
if (dispatcher == null)
{//!!!the following code does not work in static constructor because creates a deadlock!!!
ThreadRoutines.StartTry(() =>
{
//this window is used to hide notification windows from Alt+Tab panel
invisible_owner_w = new Window();
invisible_owner_w.Width = 0;
invisible_owner_w.Height = 0;
invisible_owner_w.WindowStyle = WindowStyle.ToolWindow;
invisible_owner_w.ShowInTaskbar = false;
invisible_owner_w.Show();
invisible_owner_w.Hide();
dispatcher = System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher;
System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run();
}, null, null, true, ApartmentState.STA);
if (!SleepRoutines.WaitForCondition(() => { return(dispatcher != null); }, 3000))
{
throw new Exception("Could not get dispatcher.");
}
}
}
dispatcher.Invoke(a);
return(w);
}
}
protected override void Deleting()
{
if (w != null)
{
w.Invoke(() =>
{
try
{
w.Close();
}
catch { }
w = null;
});
}
}