Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The msthumbnailclick event occurs when a user clicks a button or thumbnail icon in the taskbar.
This proprietary method is specific to Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
Syntax
| Event Property | object.onmsthumbnailclick = handler; |
|---|---|
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("msthumbnailclick", handler, useCapture) |
General info
- Synchronous
- No
- Bubbles
- No
- Cancelable
- No
Note
The onmsthumbnailclick event is available only to documents that are launched from a pinned site shortcut.
Parameters
pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Pointer to an IHTMLEventObj interface for the current event.
Example
function thumbnailClickHandler(evt)
{
alert ("Clicked button: " + evt.buttonID);
}
document.addEventListener('msthumbnailclick', thumbnailClickHandler);
Example 2
// Adds an overlay icon on your app pinned to the taskbar
window.external.msSiteModeSetIconOverlay(iconUri, toolTip);
// removes an overlay icon
window.external.msSiteModeClearIconOverlay();
// pinned icons on your taskbar can be instructed to trigger specific events on your site from the taskbar
// add an event
handlerdocument.addEventListener('msthumbnailclick', onButtonClicked, false);
// add the buttons
var btnPlay = window.external.msSiteModeAddThumbBarButton(iconUri, toolTip);
// refresh the taskbar
window.external.msSiteModeShowThumbBar();
// call a javascript function when the button is pressed
function onButtonClicked(e) {
switch (e.buttonID) {
case btnPlay: play();
break;}
}