Creating Deskband for Windows 8 using C++ and its communication with C++/Qt application

Question

I've already found described way of creating deskbands here -- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144099%28v=vs.85%29.aspx and respective sources on SDK like https://github.com/theonlylawislove/WindowsSDK7-Samples/tree/e8fe83b043727e71f5179da11fc6228475e7973c/winui/shell/shellextensibility/deskbands
But can't find any simple and straight article on how to use it for example in/from Qt-written application.
Can someone recommend any resource where I can find way to implement own deskband for own application, please.
Thanks.

Answer 1

There is no API for creating or showing menus on desk bands written by others, with the exception that a task bar button representing an application
written by yourself, in that case you can use the Windows 7 Jump lists API (right click menu) or WM_SYSCOMMAND (shift+right click menu) to control the context menu of your own application. How other
deskbands handle menus are completely up to their authors. 
A deskband is an in-process COM server which means you must build a 64 bit version if you want to use it in 64 bit Windows Explorer.
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