flashing the task bar

[BuilderSpec]

Hi all

I am running Windows 2000 and C++ Builder...

I notice that when an app gets a message that hasn't got focus then the taskbar icon flashes blue to notify me..
digging around I found the answer sort of in FlashWindowEx,
this is the code I use :

FLASHWINFO pf;

pf.cbSize = sizeof ( FLASHWINFO );
pf.hwnd = Handle;
pf.dwFlags = FLASHW_TIMERNOFG|FLASHW_ALL;
FlashWindowEx(&pf);

Now FLASHW_ALL ( so it tells me ) will cause the title and caption to flash in the main form AND the task bar. However when I run it , only the title flashes, the task bar icon never changes.

Any one got any ideas ? is my code wrong ?


Regards

 

[BuilderSpec]

Sort of figured it out... this code works to set "other" windows task bar stuff to different colors but not my own.
How do make Form1 flash from Form1 ?

 

[dominochmiel]

If you are using Form->Handle you cannot flash taskbar icon. If you want do it you must use Application->Handle in parameter pf.hwnd. I think that for flashing both easiest way is to call out FlashWindowEx two times. One with Form1->Handle and second with Application->Handle.
Good luck!!

 

[BuilderSpec]

ta

You are a genius !

Regards