yahoo status bar effect??

how can i n make my app to show the blinking thing in status bar.. like Yahoo mess.. mirc.. msn does.. when recive a message

Visual C#20

Hi!

You need WinAPI function FlashWindow() or FlashWindowEx().

thanks a lost man.. but i have a little problem...

it only stay 2 sec in flash mode and then .. goes off.. how do i make to stay.. permatly.. or untill the user clicks taht window

In this case you need FlashWindowEx() and setup params for flashing. Check MSDN for bits you need to set on to keep window flashing until it activated by user.

Is there any known issues with FlashWindowEx

Some applications (MSN, ICQ) continue showing taskbar buttons highlited even for the messages I had already read after unlocking my computer. This is happening sometimes. There is no particular way to reproduce it.