Flash a Window Title barTag(s): WinAPI/Registry
[structure s_flashinfo] cbsize unsignedlong hwnd unsignedlong dwflags unsignedlong ucount unsignedlong dwtimeout unsignedlong [external function declaration] FUNCTION boolean FlashWindowEx(REF s_flashinfo str_flashinfo) & LIBRARY "user32.dll" [powerscript] CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_STOP = 0 // Stop flashing CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_CAPTION = 1 // Flash the window caption CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_TRAY = 2 // Flash the taskbar button. // Flash both the window caption and taskbar button. CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_ALL = 3 // Flash continuously, until the FLASHW_STOP flag is set. CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_TIMER = 4 // Flash continuously until the window comes to the foreground CONSTANT unsignedlong FLASHW_TIMERNOFG = 12 ulong ll_win s_flashinfo lstr_flashinfo lstr_flashinfo.cbSize = 20 lstr_flashinfo.hwnd = Handle(this) // handle(parent) if from a control lstr_flashinfo.dwflags = FLASHW_ALL lstr_flashinfo.ucount = 10 // 10 times lstr_flashinfo.dwtimeout = 0 // speed in ms, 0 default blink cursor rate FLASHWINDOWEX(LSTR_FLASHINFO)
On Win95 or NT4, use this API instead. Call it in a loop or from a timer event to toggle the Window title bar.
[external function declaration] FUNCTION boolean FlashWindow(ulong hndl boolean flash) & LIBRARY "user32.dll"