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A user configurable "Idle Computer Notification" tool

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21 Aug 2006CPOL2 min read 37K   415   15  
This tool will let you know when your computer is idle/busy.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "icn.h"
#include "ICNMonitorDlg.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#endif

CICNMonitorDlg::CICNMonitorDlg(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: CDialog(CICNMonitorDlg::IDD, pParent)
{
	m_hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDR_MAINFRAME);
}

void CICNMonitorDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX) {
	CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CICNMonitorDlg, CDialog)
	ON_WM_PAINT()
	ON_WM_QUERYDRAGICON()
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

// CICNDlg message handlers

BOOL CICNMonitorDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
	CDialog::OnInitDialog();

	// Set the icon for this dialog.  The framework does this automatically
	//  when the application's main window is not a dialog
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, TRUE);			// Set big icon
	SetIcon(m_hIcon, FALSE);		// Set small icon

	// TODO: Add extra initialization here

	return TRUE;  // return TRUE  unless you set the focus to a control
}

// If you add a minimize button to your dialog, you will need the code below
//  to draw the icon.  For MFC applications using the document/view model,
//  this is automatically done for you by the framework.

void CICNMonitorDlg::OnPaint() {
	if (IsIconic()) {
		CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting

		SendMessage(WM_ICONERASEBKGND, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(dc.GetSafeHdc()), 0);

		// Center icon in client rectangle
		int cxIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICON);
		int cyIcon = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYICON);
		CRect rect;
		GetClientRect(&rect);
		int x = (rect.Width() - cxIcon + 1) / 2;
		int y = (rect.Height() - cyIcon + 1) / 2;

		// Draw the icon
		dc.DrawIcon(x, y, m_hIcon);
	} else {
		CDialog::OnPaint();
	}
}

// The system calls this function to obtain the cursor to display while the user drags
//  the minimized window.
HCURSOR CICNMonitorDlg::OnQueryDragIcon() {
	return static_cast<HCURSOR>(m_hIcon);
}

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