http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.pnghttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/Remote Desktop battery monitorhttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/en-usSun, 28 Jun 2009 00:07:22 GMTSun, 28 Jun 2009 00:07:22 GMTEvNet (EvNet, Version=1.0.3608.3122, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null)<p>Be warned that that example doesn't seem to work well in/on a 64bit client it seems... I suspect it's due to the strange way he is doing his disassembly/reassembly to export the C# functions.</p> <p>Sadly the MSTSC addin might be best written in unmanaged code.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475869Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:07:22 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4758690http://channel9.msdn.com/475869/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Be warned that that example doesn't seem to work well in/on a 64bit client it seems... I suspect it's due to the strange way he is doing his disassembly/reassembly to export the C# functions. Sadly the MSTSC addin might be best written in unmanaged code.dahat0http://channel9.msdn.com/475869/Trackback.aspx<p>found this for C#<br /><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/TSAddinInCS.aspx">http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/TSAddinInCS.aspx</a><br />as where i work has a large Citrix farm this could be something that i can use as well.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475841Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:19:31 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4758410http://channel9.msdn.com/475841/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0found this for C#http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/TSAddinInCS.aspxas where i work has a large Citrix farm this could be something that i can use as well.Refrax0http://channel9.msdn.com/475841/Trackback.aspx<p>Yeah, having code at both ends seems more fun and likely to produce a better result.</p> <p>In particular, the indicator would automatically be in the right place no matter where the taskbar is and it wouldn't stay on the screen when remote apps go full-screen.</p> <p>If I get around to writing it this century, that is. :)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475803Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:55:12 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4758030http://channel9.msdn.com/475803/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Yeah, having code at both ends seems more fun and likely to produce a better result. In particular, the indicator would automatically be in the right place no matter where the taskbar is and it wouldn't stay on the screen when remote apps go full-screen. If I get around to writing it this century, that is. :) &nbsp;LeoDavidson0http://channel9.msdn.com/475803/Trackback.aspx<p>I like how Google Chrome handles this situation (link targets are shown as an overlay over the page rather than in a status bar)--&nbsp; as the mouse begins to cover the text, the overlay moves down to reveal the content that's underneath it.&nbsp; I'd imagine something similar (an always-on-top window that moves off screen when you mouse near it) would be a pretty good solution here.</p> <p>Of course, I'd personally prefer to go the route of running an app on the terminal server box that connects to another app on the client...&nbsp; that would be a whole lot more fun. ;)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475787Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:01:19 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757870http://channel9.msdn.com/475787/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I like how Google Chrome handles this situation (link targets are shown as an overlay over the page rather than in a status bar)--&nbsp; as the mouse begins to cover the text, the overlay moves down to reveal the content that's underneath it.&nbsp; I'd imagine something similar (an always-on-top&#8230;JonathonW0http://channel9.msdn.com/475787/Trackback.aspx<p>Or do the opposite of the Office 2007 floaty toolbar and fade it out when the mouse gets close to it.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475783Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:04:53 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757830http://channel9.msdn.com/475783/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Or do the opposite of the Office 2007 floaty toolbar and fade it out when the mouse gets close to it.AndyC0http://channel9.msdn.com/475783/Trackback.aspx<p>sounds like a bad idea, you'll end up with a jumping window that's never in the right place, it would be better if you move it to a "appropiate location" then move it back where it was when the mouse get's out&nbsp; of the 100px+ window area location</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475778Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:35:14 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757780http://channel9.msdn.com/475778/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0sounds like a bad idea, you'll end up with a jumping window that's never in the right place, it would be better if you move it to a "appropiate location" then move it back where it was when the mouse get's out&nbsp; of the 100px+ window area locationIon Todirel0http://channel9.msdn.com/475778/Trackback.aspx<p>Get the battery meter window so it avoids the mouse. If your cursor approaches within 100px of it then it moves to another appropriate location.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475762Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:52:42 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757620http://channel9.msdn.com/475762/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Get the battery meter window so it avoids the mouse. If your cursor approaches within 100px of it then it moves to another appropriate location.W3bbo0http://channel9.msdn.com/475762/Trackback.aspx<p>That assumes you don't mind ghosted windows/objects laying about.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475760Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:35:04 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757600http://channel9.msdn.com/475760/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0That assumes you don't mind ghosted windows/objects laying about.dahat0http://channel9.msdn.com/475760/Trackback.aspx<p>Make it 50% transparent.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475758Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:28:00 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757580http://channel9.msdn.com/475758/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Make it 50% transparent.ZippyV0http://channel9.msdn.com/475758/Trackback.aspx<p>That's no fun and it'll end up on top of something I don't want it to be on top of. :)</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475757Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:52:34 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757570http://channel9.msdn.com/475757/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0That's no fun and it'll end up on top of something I don't want it to be on top of. :)LeoDavidson0http://channel9.msdn.com/475757/Trackback.aspx<p>You're making it too difficult. Just create an application that displays the battery status and set the window to be "on top".</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475712Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:55:11 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757120http://channel9.msdn.com/475712/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0You're making it too difficult. Just create an application that displays the battery status and set the window to be "on top".ZippyV0http://channel9.msdn.com/475712/Trackback.aspx<p>Ah, thank you. That's just the kind of suggestion I was hoping for. I thought there was a way to send data over RDP but went looking in the wrong place.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475710Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:31 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757100http://channel9.msdn.com/475710/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0Ah, thank you. That's just the kind of suggestion I was hoping for. I thought there was a way to send data over RDP but went looking in the wrong place. &nbsp;LeoDavidson0http://channel9.msdn.com/475710/Trackback.aspx<p>I rather like the sound of this.</p> <p>I'd suggest looking into <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383546(VS.85).aspx">Terminal Services Virtual Channels</a> for sending the data back and forth.</p>http://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=475709Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:20:11 GMThttp://channel9.msdn.com/forums/Coffeehouse/475671-Remote-Desktop-battery-monitor/?CommentID=4757090http://channel9.msdn.com/475709/WebViewBug.aspx?EVT=0I rather like the sound of this. I'd suggest looking into Terminal Services Virtual Channels for sending the data back and forth.dahat0http://channel9.msdn.com/475709/Trackback.aspx