# Windows or Cross-Platform System Tray

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-or-cross-platform-system-tray/122490>\
**Category:** wxRuby\
**Created:** [December 8, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-or-cross-platform-system-tray/122490 "2007-12-08T05:22:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![EchoB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@EchoB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/EchoB)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-or-cross-platform-system-tray/122490/1 "2007-12-08T05:22:57Z")

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I am new to Ruby, and am trying out wxRuby, is there a place to find  
examples of code to make system tray icons with left and right click  
menus?  
Cross platform is ideal, but win32 specific if necc…  
thanks!

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**Author:** ![EchoB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@EchoB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/EchoB)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2007, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-or-cross-platform-system-tray/122490/2 "2007-12-08T05:45:44Z")

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Hello EchoB,

On 12/7/07, EchoB [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I am new to Ruby, and am trying out wxRuby, is there a place to find  
> examples of code to make system tray icons with left and right click  
> menus?  
> Cross platform is ideal, but win32 specific if necc…  
> thanks!

If you look at the samples/bigdemo/bigdemo.rb, it implements  
Wx::TaskBarIcon, which you can find as DemoTaskBarIcon Class, starting  
at  
line 736 of the bigdemo.rb. That will show you how to do a TaskBarIcon  
AKA  
System Tray Icon.

L8ers,

Mario S.