FLASH WINDOW Commands
Flashes visible components of the Window to attract the users attention
Description:
This command can be used to make the Window and / or its' icon on the Windows taskbar flash. This could be used to attract the users attention, for example, when a task completes or when the program running in the Window requires user intervention
Syntax:
FLASH WINDOW <FormName> [ CAPTION | TASKBAR | ALL ] COUNT <nTimes> INTERVAL <nMilliSeconds>
Valid For Use With:
This command can be used for all definable Window types
Notes:
These commands are only available after the Window has been defined
When selected, the following visible components flash;
CAPTION - the caption (title) bar of the Window will flash
TASKBAR - the program's icon on the Windows taskbar will flash
ALL - both the caption (title) bar of the Window and the program's icon on the Windows taskbar will flash
When no component is specified, ALL becomes the default
COUNT <nTimes> specifies how many times the selected region should flash
INTERVAL <nMilliSeconds> specifies how long in milliseconds to wait between each flash
If the Window is not in focus, once the flash sequence has completed, the taskbar icon will continue to flash slowly until the Window re-gains focus
No seperate help documentation was published with the original or subsequent releases of HMG