From: Peter Zotov <whitequark@...>
Date: 2012-05-15T07:50:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Visibility of ruby applications

Kacper Borodziuk писал 15.05.2012 02:30:
> I have a question. is there a ruby command or set of commands that 
> can
> hide working application from user? I want my application to work in 
> the
> background instead of popping out to the desktop. How can I achieve
> this??

If a Ruby console window annoys you, start your script with rubyw.exe
instead of ruby.exe.

>
> Also on related note is it possible to make ruby to not display
> application name in the task manager? the process will still be there
> but i would like the application to be completly hidden from user.

This is not generally possible without a kernel-level rootkit on recent
Windows OSes. Also, depending on your particular task this might be 
illegal
in some cases.

>
> Thanks for any help.

-- 
   WBR, Peter Zotov.