Discover a class that uses AlphaBlend fading to enhace the status bar.
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Showing Tooltips/Icons for Status Bar Panes
Class to show tooltips and icons for individual panes and to allow changing of text and background color of individual panes. (The article, demo project, and source code were updated.)
Showing progress bar in a status bar pane
Showing progress bar in a status bar pane
MSN Messenger Type Task Bar Message Box
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