Add icon and minimize to tray functionality

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Launch (console)",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/net6.0-windows/win-x64/SpotlightDimmer.dll",
+            "args": [],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "console": "internalConsole",
+            "stopAtEntry": false
+        },
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "attach"
+        }
+    ]
+}

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/SpotlightDimmer.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "publish",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "publish",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/SpotlightDimmer.csproj",
+                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "watch",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "watch",
+                "run",
+                "--project",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/SpotlightDimmer.csproj"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+        }
+    ]
+}

MainWindow.xaml

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
         <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="10,10,10,10" Grid.ColumnSpan="3">
             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="10" Name="SettingsPanel">
                 <Label Content="Settings:" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                <CheckBox Content="TopMost" IsChecked="{Binding Topmost, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5"></CheckBox>
+                <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                    <CheckBox Content="TopMost" IsChecked="{Binding Topmost, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5"></CheckBox>
+                    <CheckBox Content="Minimize to Tray" IsChecked="{Binding MinimizeToTray, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="5"></CheckBox>
+                </StackPanel>
                 <wpf:ColorCanvas x:Name="colorPicker"
                     SelectedColor="{Binding SelectedColor, Mode=TwoWay}"
                     UsingAlphaChannel="True"/>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using SpotlightDimmer.Models;
 using System;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 
 namespace SpotlightDimmer
 {
@@ -14,13 +16,15 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         public WindowsEventsManager _dimmerStateManager;
         public DimmerState _state;
         private List<Window> _dimmerWindows;
+        private NotifyIcon _notifyIcon;
 
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
 
+            SetApplicationIcon();
             BuildTheViewModel();
-
+            SetMinimizeToTrayOptions();
             CreateTheDimmerWindows();
             Closing += OnClosing;
         }
@@ -44,27 +48,80 @@ protected void CreateTheDimmerWindows()
             }
         }
 
-        private void saveSettingsButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        private void SetApplicationIcon()
+        {
+            var icon = GetSpotlightDimmerIcon();
+            var handle = icon.Handle;
+            this.Icon = Imaging.CreateBitmapSourceFromHIcon(handle, Int32Rect.Empty, BitmapSizeOptions.FromEmptyOptions());
+        }
+
+        private void SetMinimizeToTrayOptions()
+        {
+            // Create the NotifyIcon object
+            _notifyIcon = new NotifyIcon();
+            _notifyIcon.Icon = GetSpotlightDimmerIcon();
+            _notifyIcon.Text = "Spotlight Dimmer";
+
+            _notifyIcon.BalloonTipText = "The application is still running on the system tray. Click here to open it again";
+            _notifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle = "Spotlight Dimmer";
+            _notifyIcon.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Info;
+
+            _notifyIcon.Visible = true;
+
+            // Handle the StateChanged event of the Window
+            this.StateChanged += MainWindow_StateChanged;
+
+            // Handle the DoubleClick event of the NotifyIcon
+            _notifyIcon.Click += NotifyIcon_Click;
+        }
+
+        private void saveSettingsButton_Click(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             _dimmerSettings.SaveSettings();
         }
 
-        private void Window_Activated(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void Window_Activated(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.Activate();
+            this.Focus();
+        }
+
+
+        private void MainWindow_StateChanged(object? sender, System.EventArgs e)
         {
+            if (WindowState == WindowState.Minimized && _state.MinimizeToTray)
+            {
+                Hide();
+                _notifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip((int)TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5).TotalMilliseconds);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void NotifyIcon_Click(object? sender, System.EventArgs e)
+        {
+            Show();
             this.Activate();
             this.Focus();
+            WindowState = WindowState.Normal;
         }
 
-        private void DebugInfoTextBox_TextChanged(object sender, System.Windows.Controls.TextChangedEventArgs e)
+        private void DebugInfoTextBox_TextChanged(object? sender, System.Windows.Controls.TextChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             DebugInfoTextBox.ScrollToEnd();
         }
 
-        private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
+        private void OnClosing(object? sender, CancelEventArgs e)
         {
             foreach (var childWindow in _dimmerWindows)
                 childWindow.Close();
             _dimmerStateManager.Dispose();
+
+            _notifyIcon.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        private System.Drawing.Icon GetSpotlightDimmerIcon()
+        {
+            using var stream = typeof(MainWindow).Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("SpotlightDimmer.ico");
+            return new System.Drawing.Icon(stream);
         }
     }
 }

Models/DimmerSettings.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public DimmerSettings(DimmerState state)
             _configuration = ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration(ConfigurationUserLevel.None);
             _state.SelectedColor = GetColorFromSettings();
             _state.Topmost = GetTopmostFromSettings();
+            _state.MinimizeToTray = GetMinimizeToTrayFromSettings();
             _state.DebugInfo = $"Saved Settings: \r\n{GetSavedSettings()}";
         }
 
@@ -78,6 +79,23 @@ public bool GetTopmostFromSettings()
             }
         }
 
+        public bool GetMinimizeToTrayFromSettings()
+        {
+            var fallbackValue = true;
+            try
+            {
+                string? minimizeToTray = _configuration.AppSettings?.Settings["MinimizeToTray"]?.Value;
+                minimizeToTray ??= fallbackValue.ToString();
+
+                return bool.Parse(minimizeToTray);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _state.DebugInfo = ex.ToString();
+                return fallbackValue;
+            }
+        }
+
         public string CurrentSavedColor => _configuration.AppSettings.Settings["BackgroundHex"] != null?
             $"#{_configuration.AppSettings.Settings["BackgroundHex"].Value}":
             "No saved configuration found";
@@ -98,10 +116,15 @@ public void SaveSettings()
                 else
                     _configuration.AppSettings.Settings["Topmost"].Value = _state.Topmost.ToString();
 
+                if (_configuration.AppSettings.Settings["MinimizeToTray"] == null)
+                    _configuration.AppSettings.Settings.Add("MinimizeToTray", _state.MinimizeToTray.ToString());
+                else
+                    _configuration.AppSettings.Settings["MinimizeToTray"].Value = _state.MinimizeToTray.ToString();
+
                 _configuration.Save(ConfigurationSaveMode.Full);
                 ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection("appSettings");
 
-                _state.DebugInfo = $"Settings saved successfuly.\r\nSaved color: {_state.SelectedColor}\r\nTopmost: {_state.Topmost}";
+                _state.DebugInfo = $"Settings saved successfuly.\r\nSaved color: {_state.SelectedColor}\r\nTopmost: {_state.Topmost}\r\nMinimizeToTray: {_state.MinimizeToTray}";
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

Models/DimmerState.cs

@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ public bool Topmost
             }
         }
 
+        private bool _minimizeToTray = false;
+        public bool MinimizeToTray
+        {
+            get { return _minimizeToTray; }
+            set
+            {
+                _minimizeToTray = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(MinimizeToTray));
+            }
+        }
+
         private Screen _focusedScreen = Screen.PrimaryScreen;
         public Screen FocusedScreen
         {

README.md

@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ Feature List (✔ is working, 📅 is planned and ❓is wish that might eventual
 ✔ - Support for different sized monitors
 ✔ - Color and transparency customization
 ✔ - Optional persistence of chosen colors and transparency
+✔ - Minimizing to tray
 📅 - Support for changing number of monitors
-📅 - Minimizing to tray
 📅 - Pipeline for updating releases automatically
 ❓ - Installation from winget
 ❓ - Option to temporarily follow mouse position on cursor movement instead of focused window (would help with realizing where the mouse is when you have to resort to it)
 
+Icon credits
+
+"Light Bulb or Idea Flat Icon Vector" by VideoPlasty is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse.

SpotlightDimmer.csproj

@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Extended.WPF.Toolkit" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="icon.ico" LogicalName="SpotlightDimmer.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>