Hello!
So im working on an applicaiton that all pretty much sits on a single
form.
When the application completes a task, I'd like it to use
FlashWindow() to notify the user that it has completed. I have this
part working; however, I cant seem to find the right event to use to
Stop the flashing.
Ive tried the GotFocus and the Enter events on the form, but those
dont seem to do the trick.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks!!!
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Do they not work because your form already has focus? If that is the
case, then maybe have a condition where you don't flash the window if the
window already has focus.
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Hello!
So im working on an applicaiton that all pretty much sits on a single
form.
When the application completes a task, I'd like it to use
FlashWindow() to notify the user that it has completed. I have this
part working; however, I cant seem to find the right event to use to
Stop the flashing.
Ive tried the GotFocus and the Enter events on the form, but those
dont seem to do the trick.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Well for instance if the form is "minimized" . Or if there is another
application on top of it. What event is raised when I bring the
entire application back into focus?
You might want to look into the Activated event as well.
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Well for instance if the form is "minimized" . Or if there is another
application on top of it. What event is raised when I bring the
entire application back into focus?
Activated event seemed to be no goal as well... Is there a way to
monitor an application to see when each event is thrown? That way I
can see what events are thrown and when?
On Aug 3, 9:46 am, Bodyboarder20 <ShieldsJa...@g mail.comwrote:
Activated event seemed to be no goal as well... Is there a way to
monitor an application to see when each event is thrown? That way I
can see what events are thrown and when?
Okay, activated seems to be the one.. however...
Now I seem to be having trouble determining if my application is the
topmost active application that is running.
I dont want the application to flash if it is, cause then i seem to
have to minimize it and restore it before the flashing stops...
ugh...
Bodyboarder20 wrote:
[...]
Now I seem to be having trouble determining if my application is the
topmost active application that is running.
I dont want the application to flash if it is, cause then i seem to
have to minimize it and restore it before the flashing stops...
ugh...
From what I've gathered based on your posts in this thread, it seems to
me that you are making things way too hard on yourself. There's no
FlashWindow() in .NET, so you appear to be using p/invoke, which isn't
the right way to do what you want.
Just call Form.Activate() on your form instance. It will only flash in
the taskbar if it cannot be activated due to not being the foreground
application.
And for what it's worth, even in non-managed code, FlashWindow() wasn't
the right way to do it either. SetForegroundWi ndow() would have done
what you want, without all the extra fuss.
Pete
On Aug 3, 12:38 pm, Peter Duniho <NpOeStPe...@Nn OwSlPiAnMk.comw rote:
Bodyboarder20 wrote:
[...]
Now I seem to be having trouble determining if my application is the
topmost active application that is running.
I dont want the application to flash if it is, cause then i seem to
have to minimize it and restore it before the flashing stops...
ugh...
From what I've gathered based on your posts in this thread, it seems to
me that you are making things way too hard on yourself. There's no
FlashWindow() in .NET, so you appear to be using p/invoke, which isn't
the right way to do what you want.
Just call Form.Activate() on your form instance. It will only flash in
the taskbar if it cannot be activated due to not being the foreground
application.
And for what it's worth, even in non-managed code, FlashWindow() wasn't
the right way to do it either. SetForegroundWi ndow() would have done
what you want, without all the extra fuss.
Pete
Well, i managed to get it working using FlashWindow and overriding the
WndProc of the form...
I tried your method and all it did was set the application active and
brought it forward. I dont necessarily want to bring the application
forward. I just wont it to bring in the taskbar. That way a user
will know it's done completing it task. Similar to AIM when you
recieve and instant message...
Thanks to all who have responded!
Problem Solved!
Bodyboarder20 wrote:
Well, i managed to get it working using FlashWindow and overriding the
WndProc of the form...
What FlashWindow()? There's no FlashWindow() in .NET.
I tried your method and all it did was set the application active and
brought it forward.
Then your application was already a valid candidate for being the
foreground window. Don't you want it brought forward if it can be?
See the docs for non-managed SetForegroundWi ndow() for a more detailed
explanation of when your application can actually be made the foreground
application and when it can't be (thus causing the taskbar item to flash): http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633539.aspx
I dont necessarily want to bring the application
forward. I just wont it to bring in the taskbar.
If you have some other application that is active and your application
is not a valid candidate for being the foreground window when you call
Activate(), it will flash in the task bar.
That way a user
will know it's done completing it task. Similar to AIM when you
recieve and instant message...
Thanks to all who have responded!
Problem Solved!
Not in a very good way, from the sounds of it. It sounds to me as
though you are abusing the UI guidelines (flashing your taskbar item
when you could simply show the user your window), and at the same time
making your code messier (since you are using non-managed code,
overriding the WndProc, and checking state that has no need of checking).
Pete
Peter Duniho wrote:
Bodyboarder20 wrote:
>I tried your method and all it did was set the application active and
brought it forward.
Then your application was already a valid candidate for being the
foreground window. Don't you want it brought forward if it can be?
It sounds like he doesn't; it sounds to me like he just wants the
taskbar to flash regardless of whether the window is a candidate for
being brought forward or not.
>I dont necessarily want to bring the application
forward. I just wont it to bring in the taskbar.
Sounds like he found a pretty good workaround to a current Windows Forms
limitation. Nice to know how to do this (I can use it in a couple of apps).
>Problem Solved!
Not in a very good way, from the sounds of it. It sounds to me as
though you are abusing the UI guidelines (flashing your taskbar item
when you could simply show the user your window), and at the same time
making your code messier (since you are using non-managed code,
overriding the WndProc, and checking state that has no need of checking).
FlashWindow[Ex] is a perfectly good Windows function. Just because
Windows Forms hasn't gotten around to implementing this functionality
(assuming that is that case) doesn't mean it breaks any UI guidelines
(apps have been doing this prior to Windows Forms), just that you can't
do it easily with a .NET library call.
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