Hiding Application from Taskbar but keep it visible at all times even after show desktop is pressed

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From: Daniel Mayo
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:02

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I have tried browsing the web and can't seem to find any example code 
that works.  Perhaps one of you could help?

How can I hide my application from task bar so that it doesn't show up 
on the taskbar (and an alt-tab request) while also having the 
application always be visible, even after the show desktop button is 
pressed, albeit not on top (eg, "sent to back" but  sized on the screen 
appropriately).

I figure it has to do with capturing windows messages, but I can't seem 
to get them to work.  I know Ed suggested "WM_GETMINMAXINFO" before, but 
for the life of me I couldn't get that to work.

Thoughts?

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