Some minor improvements

MelonVPNClient/MainWindow.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     private Indicator trayIcon;
     private PopupMenu trayMenu;
     private bool ConnectedToVPN;
+    private bool IsHidden;
     public static readonly string MelonIconImg = "MiniMelonVPNIcon.png";
     public static readonly string MelonOnlineImg = "MiniMelonVPNOnline.png";
 
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     private void OnActivateTrayIcon()
     {
-        Visible = !Visible;
+        if (IsHidden) JumpFromTray();
-        UpdateTrayMenu();
+        else SendToTray();
     }
 
     void OnToggleMenuItem()
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     void UpdateTrayMenu()
     {
-        if (trayMenu != null) trayMenu.Update(ConnectedToVPN, Visible);
+        if (trayMenu != null) trayMenu.Update(ConnectedToVPN, !IsHidden);
     }
 
     void UpdateIcon(string file)
@@ -249,23 +250,18 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         if (old != current)
         {
-            if (current == true)
+            string msg = (current ? "Connected to" : "Disconnected from")+" the VPN";
-            {
+            string icon = "/usr/lib/melon-vpn/MiniMelonVPN" + (current ? "Online" : "Icon") + ".png";
-                Notification pop = new Notification("Melon VPN", "Connected to the VPN");
+            Notification pop = new Notification("Melon VPN", msg, icon);
             pop.Show();
             CloseNotificationAfterWait(pop, 1000);
         }
-            else
-            {
-                Notification pop = new Notification("Melon VPN", "Disconnected from the VPN");
-                pop.Show();
-                CloseNotificationAfterWait(pop, 1000);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     void CloseNotificationAfterWait(Notification pop, int timeout)
     {
+        // Close the notification after a wait
+        // so it doesn't hang around
         Thread wait = new Thread(() =>
         {
             Thread.Sleep(timeout);
@@ -277,24 +273,75 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         wait.Start();
     }
 
-    protected void OnDeleteEvent(object sender, DeleteEventArgs a)
+    void SendToTray()
     {
-        if (ConnectedToVPN)
+        IsHidden = true;
+
+        // Try hiding the window
+        Iconify();
+        SkipPagerHint = true;
+        SkipTaskbarHint = true;
+
+        // Changing the visible property needs to be
+        // delayed for the window to start minimizing
+        Thread thread = new Thread(() =>
         {
+            Thread.Sleep(100);
             Visible = false;
+        })
+        {
+            IsBackground = true
+        };
+        thread.Start();
+
         UpdateTrayMenu();
     }
+
+    void JumpFromTray()
+    {
+        IsHidden = false;
+
+        Visible = true;
+        SkipPagerHint = false;
+        SkipTaskbarHint = false;
+
+        // Just wait before triggering these to get
+        // the right effect
+        Thread thread = new Thread(() =>
+        { 
+            Thread.Sleep(100);
+            // Deiconify and Present seem to do the same
+            // thing but sometimes Deiconify doesn't work
+            Deiconify();
+            Present();
+        })
+        {
+            IsBackground = true
+        };
+        thread.Start();
+
+        UpdateTrayMenu();
+    }
+
+    protected void OnDeleteEvent(object sender, DeleteEventArgs a)
+    {
+        // Try to prevent destroying the tray icon
+        // while connected to VPN
+        if (ConnectedToVPN) SendToTray();
         else QuitApp();
         a.RetVal = true;
     }
 
     protected void QuitApp()
     {
+        // Kill this thread if it exists
         if (wrapper != null)
         {
             wrapper.Kill();
             wrapper.Join();
         }
+
+        // Destroy the tray icon first
         if (trayIcon != null) trayIcon.Dispose();
         Application.Quit();
     }
@@ -339,9 +386,4 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
         Refresh();
     }
-
-    void OnViewClientsClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
-    {
-        Refresh();
-    }
 }

MelonVPNClient/gtk-gui/gui.stetic

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   </configuration>
   <import>
     <widget-library name="glade-sharp, Version=2.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=35e10195dab3c99f" />
+    <widget-library name="../net-libs/appindicator3-sharp.dll" />
     <widget-library name="../bin/Release/MelonVPNClient.exe" internal="true" />
   </import>
   <widget class="Gtk.Window" id="MainWindow" design-size="204 86">