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!!!
Aug 3 '07
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G.Doten wrote:
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.
He wrote:
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
That contradicts your assertion that "he just wants the taskbar to flash
regardless". It's pretty clear that there are situations in which he
doesn't want the taskbar to flash.
Using Activate(), Windows will only bring the window to the foreground
if it is the closest thing to the foreground window already. If some
other window is active and involved with the user, the taskbar item will
flash as desired.
This is in fact how the flashing should be done, and is consistent with
the standard Windows UI behavior. Doing it some other way is
inconsistent and violates the user's expectations of what will happen.
Pete
Peter Duniho wrote:
G.Doten wrote:
>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.
He wrote:
>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
That contradicts your assertion that "he just wants the taskbar to flash
regardless". It's pretty clear that there are situations in which he
doesn't want the taskbar to flash.
I don't see how in contradicts anything.
ShieldsJared wrote:
<quote>
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...
</quote>
I read this to mean that he always wants the taskbar to flash, but when
using Activate to do that *and* his app window is the top-most one, then
he has to min/max his app window to get the flashing to stop. I have
seen app windows that behave that way (I have to click in the window,
even though it is top-most, the get the flashing to stop).
It's interesting to note the native FlashWindow works as ShieldsJared
desires, and it doesn't break any GUI paradigm. You may be right that
most windows require you to click in them to stop the flashing of the
taskbar icon, but when the app window is already topmost I find that
incredibly annoying as appranely ShieldsJared does as well.
I just found the workings of the FlashWindow function interesting,
that's all.
--
-glenn-
G.Doten wrote:
>That contradicts your assertion that "he just wants the taskbar to
flash regardless". It's pretty clear that there are situations in
which he doesn't want the taskbar to flash.
I don't see how in contradicts anything.
Why am I not surprised?
Peter Duniho wrote:
G.Doten wrote:
>>That contradicts your assertion that "he just wants the taskbar to
flash regardless". It's pretty clear that there are situations in
which he doesn't want the taskbar to flash.
I don't see how in contradicts anything.
Why am I not surprised?
Because you don't understand what I'm saying?
--
-glenn-
G.Doten wrote:
Because you don't understand what I'm saying?
No...that's not it. Try again.
Peter Duniho wrote:
G.Doten wrote:
>Because you don't understand what I'm saying?
No...that's not it. Try again.
No, I believe that's it. Otherwise you might be able to discuss the
thread rationally. I give you a concrete reason why you don't understand
the issue, and you turn into a little baby.
--
-glenn-
G.Doten wrote:
No, I believe that's it. Otherwise you might be able to discuss the
thread rationally. I give you a concrete reason why you don't understand
the issue, and you turn into a little baby.
Again with the name-calling.
I suppose that without the facts on your side, that's all you have
available to you as a reply. But still...it doesn't exactly help your case.
Peter Duniho wrote:
G.Doten wrote:
>No, I believe that's it. Otherwise you might be able to discuss the
thread rationally. I give you a concrete reason why you don't
understand the issue, and you turn into a little baby.
Again with the name-calling.
I suppose that without the facts on your side, that's all you have
available to you as a reply. But still...it doesn't exactly help your
case.
Yeah, that's it. You refuse to rationally discuss the problem with the
solution *you* have proposed and have the nerve to say that *I* don't
have a case? You are so precious, little one.
You should learn how to distinguish between name-calling and
characterizatio n, BTW.
--
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