ShellObjects is a set of components which allow your applications to display MSN/Office2003 style popups, put icons in the shell tray notification area, and create, modify and read shortcut (*.lnk) and internet shortcut (*.url) files. The ShellPopupNotification displays multiple MSN/Office2003 style popups with slide and fade animations and complete customization and behavior control. ShellNotifyIcon adds icons to the shell tray notification area with advanced features such as XP balloon style infotips, animated icons and automatic context menus. ShellLink creates and manipulates shortcut (*.lnk) files from your applications. UrlLink creates and manipulates internet shortcut (*.url) files from your applications. Features include :

ShellPopupNotification
Displays multiple popups in MSN or Office2003 style with complete customization of appearance.
Multiple popups are automatically arranged on the screen and the arrangement origin and direction can be customized.
Popups can be displayed using slide, fade or a combination of slide-fade animation with complete customization of animation properties and various slide styles.
Popups can also be shown at programmer-defined locations on the screen.
Popups can have a close button and an options button with the ability to automatically show a contextmenu when the options button is clicked
Popups can be dragged around in Office2003 style by the gripper bar.

ShellNotifyIcon
Displays icons in the shell tray notification area.
Supports animation with complete control over the animation properties.
Supports multiple icons - a different icon can be shown at different times depending on the state of your application.
Automatically display a context menu when the icon is clicked or right-clicked.
Supports balloon style infotips when the icon is added to the system tray.