I am trying to find out how to make my win app flash in the taskbar when triggered

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Hi,

I am trying to get the attention of users when a specific action is triggered and the application is minimsed.

Preferrabbly I would like it to blink/flash or light up say in orange to attract attention. The only information I am finding anywhere is using flashwindow, but I cannot find any clear examples of how to use this.

PS it is a windows application in c#

Please help

Posted 10-Mar-11 13:24pm

milenalukic

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Dalek Dave 10-Mar-11 19:35pm

Good question, and something I would like to try, i await an answer with baited breath :)

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Henry Minute · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-10T14:21:00

Solution 1

Here is a very clear explanation of how to use FlashWindowEx[^].

Posted 10-Mar-11 14:21pm

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milenalukic 10-Mar-11 20:46pm

Great! Thanks very much worked first time.