Blinking browser taskbar button

[jimbojames5645]

Is there a way to cause the taskbar button of the browser to flash/blink? I want to be notified when a certain thing happens in a script that runs continuously, i.e.,
if($x = 5)
{
//browser taskbar button flashs
}

 

[dkdude]

Hi,

I don't think this is possible -unless windows does it on it's own (which I *think* it does if the browser window is in the background).

An other idea jumps to mind -you embed a sound clip on the refreshing page?! -sound playing if changes are made.

If you're running the server on the machine you're at, then you could maybe run a scheduled PHP script that will open a window when/if changes are made (don't know how - or if this is possible: just brainstorming).

Good Luck §:O)


Jakob

 

[ingresman]

You could possibly get aways using JavaScript, try the JavaScript forum

 

[DRJ478]

I don't belive that's possible.
Another thing you can do is to send some JavaScript that opens a new window, which will pop up unless you have a pop-up blocker.
Or send yourself an e-mail.
All solutions suggested have nothing to do with PHP besides the circumstance that the code will be sent to the browser by a PHP script.