Tray Icon

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FinalBuilder can optionally show in the System Tray:

 

systemTray

 

The FB Tray Icon provides the following menu on Right-Click:

 

tray_context_menu

 

Show FinalBuilder [ <project> ] - This will restore FinalBuilder if it is minimised.  The current open project name is shown in brackets.

 

Run <project> - This will start the build process.

 

Stop - Stops the build process

 

Open Recent Project - This allows you to open a project from the MRU (Most Recently Used) list of FinalBuilder projects.

 

Exit - Closes FinalBuilder

 

 

To change the System Tray settings:

 

optionsdialog

 

System Tray:

 

Always show in System Tray - The tray icon will show at all times, regardless of the windows state (Minimised, Maximised, etc)

 

Minimize to System Tray - When minimised, FinalBuilder will not show on the task bar or the task manager, but will show on the system tray. To restore it, double click the tray icon.

 

 

The Tray Icon will also display the state of the build process:

 

fbicon 16x16 - FinalBuilder is currently idle

 

stsRunning - Build is currently running

 

stsCompleted - Build completed successfully

 

stsError - Build completed with an error

 

stsValidationFailed - Build failed validation

 

stsPaused - Build is paused